Owners of solar panels in Noord-Holland face an average electricity bill increase of €266 per year when the national net-metering scheme ends in 2027. Around 380,000 households in the province currently use the system to offset power fed back into the grid against power consumed at other times.
From 2027, households will pay full price for all electricity drawn from the grid while receiving a drastically lower return for excess production. Energy suppliers are expected to pay around a quarter of a cent per kilowatt-hour once feed-in charges are subtracted.
Disparity across Dutch provinces
Although the projected cost rise is lower in Noord-Holland than elsewhere in the country, the financial impact remains substantial. Solar panel owners in Limburg and Overijssel will pay nearly €350 extra per year, while Utrecht faces an increase of €278 and Zuid-Holland €282.
Rural areas suffer larger losses because households generate and export more solar electricity than urban properties with smaller roofs. Within Noord-Holland, the highest average rises are in Hollands Kroon at €346 per year, Koggenland at €344, and Opmeer at €332.
Shift toward home battery storage
Households with solar arrays drew an average of 3,110 kilowatt-hours from the grid in 2025, which is 38% more than homes without panels. This higher grid consumption frequently stems from additions such as heat pumps installed to replace gas.
To avoid losing money on grid exports, more residents are turning to home storage systems. The number of registered domestic batteries has more than quadrupled in twelve months to 69,000, while new residential solar installations dropped from over 300,000 to around 125,000 during the same period.
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