ERE credits and solar panels: how does it work?

Do you have solar panels and a charger? Then the question is natural: do I get ERE credits for my solar power, or a higher payout when I charge on sun? The answer is simpler than you might think.

The main rule: charging counts, feeding back does not

ERE credits are a transport scheme. Only kWh that go into the car through your charger earn ERE credits. Power your solar panels feed back to the grid does not count • other schemes exist for that, such as net metering.

Charging on solar earns the same as charging on grid power

For households, the NEa always uses the grid average: 50.5% of the Dutch electricity mix is renewable (CBS 2024, for 2026). Whether the power in your car comes from your own roof or from the grid makes no difference to the payout. Your solar panels do not raise your ERE payout • but they do not lower it either.

The exception is commercial: business locations can register 100% renewable under strict conditions (own generation at the same location, MID meter on the generation, Guarantee of Origin, no SDE++ subsidy). That route does not apply to home charging.

Net metering and ERE credits stack

Net metering runs through your energy supplier and concerns power fed back. ERE credits run through your registration partner and concern power charged. Two separate schemes, used side by side. Do note: the Dutch net-metering scheme ends on 1 January 2027.

The smart play with solar and an EV

Charging on your own solar power during the day remains attractive: you use power that would otherwise earn a low feed-in rate, and every charged kWh earns the ERE payout of €0.12–€0.15 net on top. The ERE payout makes self-consumption even more attractive than feeding back.