Roger Madsgaard could imagine a home battery for the solar cells he installed on his house in 2021. Such a battery would help him manage and regulate his own electricity consumption. He can then, for example, store the excess electricity produced during the day when no one is at home, so that it can be used in the evening when the need is greater. The problem now is that it is too expensive, he believes. – It doesn’t work if you have to install a solar panel and battery, he explains. Madsgaard has found out that it will cost him at least NOK 80,000 for a small battery. As the electricity market has developed over the past year, he sees that a home battery would help him manage his electricity use. Roger Madsgaard would have installed a home battery if he was subsidized. Photo: Hanne Høyland / news – I could imagine a battery pack that is big enough that you can charge it and use it at the price points in the evening and at night. It would have been very interesting, says Madsgaard. The Storting wants more solar energy Earlier in June, the Storting asked the government to set a target for new solar energy of eight terawatt hours (TWh) by 2030 and prepare a concrete action plan that makes it possible to realize the target within the revised budget in 2024. By comparison, today 0 .3 TWh from solar energy per year. This means that by 2030, solar energy will be increased almost 27 times in Norway. Figures from Elhub show that approximately 10,000 solar cell systems have been installed on private houses in Norway, and half of these were installed during the last 10 months. Will do as the Swedes And the rate of installation is particularly outstanding in Rogaland and Agder. But even though it has accelerated in the last year, even more can be done, believes Silje Gjeraker, who is the general manager of the solar cell supplier Otovo. Silje Gjeraker, general manager Otovo Norway. Photo: Otovo The company has carried out a survey which shows that two out of three homeowners in Norway say that home battery subsidies make it more likely for them to install solar cells at home. They believe it is now time to do as the Swedes did and subsidize home batteries in Norway as well. – Embracing subsidies that can speed up energy and efficiency in Norwegian homes is wise. The home batteries help to stabilize the grid, says Gjeraker. She points out that home batteries give society a stronger preparedness and that solar cells become more profitable for home owners. They will also reduce the vulnerability to the large price increase on the electricity market. More people must get solar cells on their roofs if the target the Storting has set for 2030 is to be reached, the solar energy industry believes. Photo: Hanne Høyland / news The solar energy cluster is the industry association for solar energy. Together with Fornybar Norge and Nelfo, which organizes the electrical companies, they have submitted an initiative to Enova and argued why they believe battery support is needed. Dag Tore Seierstad, is responsible for business policy in the Solar energy cluster. He believes that support for solar energy must be continued and not reduced, as Enova has announced. – Here it is important to listen to the political signals. What the Storting has just adopted is a lot and requires large investments from the private sector and business. Then we must continue the support and introduce support for batteries together with solar power in homes, says Seierstad. Will not subsidize Enova, for its part, has concluded that it does not want to subsidize home batteries now. – We have no basis of knowledge that suggests that it is right to motivate to install batteries in homes in Norway now, says Tor Brekke, senior advisor at Enova. Tor Brekke, senior advisor at Enova. Photo: Enova Enova works for Norway’s transition to a low-emission society. These include those who subsidize solar systems in private homes. The reason why they do not want to subsidize batteries now is, among other things, that there is also a climate footprint in batteries. The minerals from which batteries are made are scarce resources that are most needed in the transport industry. Brekke does not rule out subsidies in the future, but that is not what Enova is working on most now. – We are working much more to use the energy stores that are already in the home, which are much cheaper to use. A 200-litre hot water tank, which many homes already have, stores, for example, around 14 kWh of energy and can be controlled so that it is heated when the solar system is producing or electricity from the grid is cheapest, he explains. That is why Enova provides subsidies for price and efficiency-controlled energy storage systems for homes, such as smart water heaters. Political support Lars Haltbrekken (SV) sits on the energy and environment committee. He believes it is crucial to get a proper investment in solar energy in place. – Giving support to batteries to be able to store the solar energy in private homes and commercial buildings can be important to relieve the power grid, he says. Lars Haltbrekken (SV), sits on the energy and environment committee at the Storting. Photo: William Jobling / news He asks the government to address the challenges with solar energy and come up with a concrete proposal for how such an arrangement can work in practice. If the state took part of the bill, Roger Madsgaard would have had no doubts about what he would do. – Then I would have definitely installed a house battery, I think this is the future, says Madsgaard.
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