The French electricity consumption tax exempt from solar for private use

Solar photovoltaic (pv) net news: France's economy and the Treasury Department to eliminate the ambiguity in the tax law: the French without the ego of solar energy consumption tax & ndash; — Even in the case of leased or rented photovoltaic device.

per MWh exempted from 22. 5 euros photovoltaic tax, to a large extent determines the French private residential, commercial and industrial sites photovoltaic installation of profitability. France solar energy society Enerplan general representative Richard & bull; Logan ( Rid Loyen) Think, & other; When you're in 70 to 800000 watts of solar electric power production, the price of TICFE is a main factor of competitiveness of the project. ”

Loyen explained in an interview with pv magazine, this waiver has been included in the customs code, but it is not clear before solar energy consumer is the owner of the project. The clarification now officially absolved the consumers TICFE, even if the solar device is owned by a third party under the contract of lease or lease.

according to Enerplan, this clarity will make France solar industry access to innovative business plan. Loyen said: & other; Today for clarification of fiscal framework enables professionals to suggest a new business, make sure that their customers will not pay for solar energy. ” “ In the past, when conduct due diligence for self consumption project, people worry when facilities belongs to the third party, consumers will have on TICFE debt. Now that the dharma sword has been lifted up. ”

Gossement Avocats environmental law expert florian & bull; Favreau's ( Florian Ferjoux) Added that the French operators can now safely provide third party investment contract, to provide financing for solar energy installations, installation and rental service. He told the pv magazine said: & other; It will hit the brakes, because consumers will no longer need to fund the facility itself. ”

however, Ferjoux also highlighted the limit cycle. In order to benefit from the third party investors exemption, solar installation must be in the form of lease or lease contract.

at present, electricity meters downstream of any resale or collective for private use is still bound by TICFE, this measure can be cancelled only by legislative amendments. Enerplan is currently support department of the Treasury and the ecological and economic unity around this kind of contract to carry out the work, the work will be a vote by the end of the year 'finance law' in 2020.

Enerplan's position is consistent with the European directive in December 2018, the directive requires that all member states allow third-party investment development of individual consumption.

　　“ France is a good news for personal consumption tax exemption for consumers, & throughout; The European photovoltaic industry policy adviser to Naomi & bull; Cut the villa DE ( Naomi Chevillard) Said. “ This conforms to the clean energy package, the program rules, self consumption tax should not be, and to encourage self consumption, aggregation, and the third party investment and new business models. ”

pretty radmanovic said to pv magazine, Spain, Italy, Sweden and Austria are also similar legislation measures, hope other countries will eventually follow the example of France.

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