Last year, a number of 150 home customers of E.ON Energie Romania became prosumers through the E.ON Solar Home solution, which helps them to produce their own green energy with the help of photovoltaic panels and thus reduce their electricity bills.

In total, 3,500 photovoltaic panels were installed, generating 300 MWh per year, enough to light a 10-lightbulbs house for 200 years. At the same time, CO2 emissions were reduced by 646 tons per year, the equivalent of 162 car emissions per year.

In a market marked by high volatility in energy prices, partial or, in some cases, even total coverage of a household’s own consumption and the possibility of selling the surplus produced to suppliers are criteria that make the investment in a photovoltaic system become more and more attractive. Under the new regulations on quantitative compensation for prosumers, the energy bill can be reduced by as much as 90%.

Recently, in the residential segment, E.ON Energie Romania’s customers have accessed the full range of available power: 3 kW, 4 kW, 5 kW, 6kW, 8kW, 10 kW, 12 kW, 15 kW, both in the monophasic as well as three-phase systems. For example, a 3 kW photovoltaic system produces, on average, 3,500 kWh/year, enough to cover an average monthly consumption of about 300 kWh.

The full price for the photovoltaic solutions offered by E.ON to domestic customers starts from about 25,000 lei for the 3 kW single-phase system. Customers can choose to pay for the solution delivered by the company in full or in fixed monthly installments for a period of 1, 3, 5 or 7 years. The installation lasts about 30 days, the warranty on the equipment is of 15 years, and the recovery of the investment is made between 2 and 4 years, depending on the installed power of the photovoltaic system.

E.ON also offers home energy storage solutions. The proposed system is a hybrid, on-grid or off-grid, on batteries, from 5 to 15 kW, with a 10-year warranty granted by the manufacturer. The system stores the energy produced by the photovoltaic panels and delivers it when the production is small or no longer exists. At the same time, it can take over the electricity consumption of the house when the mains supply is interrupted.

For example, a 5 kW battery can provide the usual home consumption for 12 hours, consisting of: light bulbs, TV, refrigerator, laptop and a gas heating central.