Photovoltaic energy bill, comes the equalization?

The decree Development sprouting changes the incentives for photovoltaics. It introduces the "equalization", ie the idea of ​​establishing rates of the energy bill less generous in areas with higher solar radiation compared to areas with less sun. Yet another unwelcome surprise for the industry, but perhaps did not materialize. No peace for the world of photovoltaics. The utime shake is called "equalization" and - according to the Sun 24 hours today - would be in Article 47 of the draft Decree of the Ministry of Development exam yesterday afternoon led by Paul Romans.

After the proposal of the amnesty for renewable installations made by the Minister Romano and Xavier, who opposed a while 'from every front, it seems directed to the provision (Qualenergia.it, an amnesty for renewable energy systems), here is another new . A measure that provides a smoothing, in fact, the incentives for solar photovoltaics, which is a reformulation of the energy bill rates by sunlight and therefore the yields of plants, substantially higher than the south. Pressing the most plants in areas where the sun is less generous for tariff reduction in the sunniest areas, where grid parity is closer. As stated in the draft decree, reported by Sole24Ore, "for the achievement of national targets for the development of renewable sources and greater efficiency in the energy sector, the tariffs on the production of electricity produced by solar photovoltaic, fixed by decrees of the legislative decree of 29 December 2003, no 387, a corrective equalization is applied, a decree of the Minister of Economic Development, in consultation with the Minister of Environment and Protection of Land and Sea, connected to degree-day climatic zones listed in Annex A to the DPR 26 August 1993, Ranked # 412, as amended, in order to standardize the value of `incentive throughout the national territory." The suspicion is that equalization is hidden behind a substantial reduction of incentives: namely, that you want to maintain the current incentives in the North, to reduce them gradually moving towards areas with greater sunlight. Behind the measure would seem to reappear the will of the League of further cuts to photovoltaics - seen as a burden on the bill - which was solidified in the last financial proposal, then aborted, a dry cut of 30% to all charges on the bill, including those which are taken the money to support renewables.

The idea of ​​equalization is pleased the 'Energy Committee' of Confindustria, which also pawing every other day for cuts in incentives for renewables, "all for" Augustine said he was now Earl, vice president of the Committee, on the sidelines of a hearing the Environment Committee. But the Ministry of Economic Development but the idea does not seem to collect the same consensus: for example, disagrees with the idea Undersecretary of the Ministry with responsibility for energy, Stefano Saglia, "makes no sense to encourage more where plants produce less" said in public today. Perhaps, like so many other threats to the sources that we have seen in recent months, the idea will remain unrealized. On the phone with Qualenergia.it, Valerio Christmas, President of the GIFI, the association Confindustria is the idea of ​​photovoltaics: "For now we do not have an inkling that the proposal can become reality, it seems yet another proposal for someone not connected to will of the Ministry, "he explains. As the measure itself says: "I will not even discuss the merits of equalization. Unless you change the better. Such a measure can only create uncertainty, the opposite of what is useful to industry. In recent months it seems that every day instead seems to arrive a proposal for change. " In summary this eternal pursuit to change legislation has emerged in our recent article "The lack of governance of renewable energy and efficiency" of 10 October.

More explicit Massimo Daniele Sapienza, president of Ace Energy Future, "We are tired of being at the mercy of socks every day investing ideas renewables. Look at this week - says Wisdom - before the incredible idea of ​​a moratorium, then the absurdity of the amnesty and now check equalization for incentives, and received a proposal from the League for a long time, it would seem, in the decree Development. The only certain result of this uproar is the relentless' are thrown into uncertainty in which operators, enterprises and families who have chosen Photovoltaics ". "The result is - says Wisdom - is not that big a case of renewable energy companies have announced in recent days, the send-off to Italy and prepare to leave our country, first of all large U.S. companies: SunPower, GE Stamp , AES Solar System, Fotowatio. Here are the fruits, probably not random, this policy of destabilization. "