The French authorities might be poised to lower the feed-in tariff (FIT) threshold for rooftop PV from 500 kW to 100 kW. France’s Direction générale de l’énergie et du climat (DGEC) says the proposed measure is designed to reduce the expense of the FIT scheme, despite opposition from trade groups such as Enerplan and SER.
May 30, 2024 Gwénaëlle Deboutte
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From pv magazine France
France’s DGEC, which is part of the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, has sent a letter to French renewables associations Enerplan and SER requesting their opinions on two measures to reduce public expenditures related to France’s FIT scheme for rooftop solar, which is currently open to PV systems up to 500 kW in size.
Enerplan and SER said that the two options are acceptable, as they are in total contradiction with the commitments made in favor of the energy transition.
“A little over a month ago, ministers Bruno Le Maire and Roland Lescure jointly signed a press release confirming their support for renewable energy and highlighted their satisfaction at seeing the success of the FIT scheme,” said Enerplan.
In the first quarter of 2024 alone, there were 1.2 GW of complete connection requests under the FIT program.
“Its abandonment would weaken hundreds of VSEs and SMEs in the country, in a segment whose dynamics are essential to achieving the objectives of the solar sector,” said Enerplan.
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