Guides
Worked-out answers per measure. Every guide is calculated with the same engine as the calculator. More measures are added over time.
Home battery and the end of net metering
Home battery payback period in 2027, honestly calculated
How quickly does a home battery pay for itself in the Netherlands without net metering? Worked examples per household and the factors that matter.
Read more →What does a home battery cost in 2027? Prices per kWh
Home battery prices per kWh in the Netherlands, including installation and VAT, and the highest price at which a battery still pays for itself.
Read more →Net metering ends in 2027: is a battery worth it?
Dutch net metering (salderingsregeling) ends on 1 January 2027. What you still get for exported solar power and when a home battery makes up for it.
Read more →Home battery with a dynamic contract: what do you earn?
What a home battery earns on a Dutch dynamic energy contract in 2027, with and without solar panels. Explanation and worked examples.
Read more →What size home battery do you need? How to choose
Which capacity fits your consumption and solar panels? Rules of thumb, worked examples per size and why a bigger battery rarely earns more.
Read more →Method
How the calculator works: an hour-by-hour simulation of solar power, consumption and battery, with every assumption, formula, source and limitation.
View →FAQ
Short, substantiated answers to common questions about home batteries: savings, cost, net metering, lifespan, safety and subsidies.
View →Solar panels without net metering
Payback period of solar panels after 2027
How quickly do solar panels pay for themselves in the Netherlands now that net metering ends? Worked out per number of panels, consumption and price.
Read more →Feed-in costs: what do they cost your solar panels?
Feed-in costs and a low feed-in compensation after 2027: what they do to the savings from solar panels in the Netherlands, and how to limit the damage.
Read more →Solar panels east-west or south: which earns more?
South produces the most, east-west matches your consumption better. Which earns more without net metering? Worked out per orientation and consumption.
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