Council of Ministers again Double this maximum distance allowed for self-consumption up to 2,000 metersAs part of the third package of anti-inflationary measures announced by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Ministry of Ecological Transition. Until the end of summer, the distance between photovoltaic plants and the consumers using them was 500 meters. In October, the Government increased it to 1,000 meters and increased that measure again this Tuesday.
“The door is open more shared self-consumption“The interaction between the industrial zone and the city to allow those with bad roofs to share with those with plenty of roofs,” the Director of Energy and Environment at El Prat de Llobregat City Council said on Twitter. Joan HerreraOne of the biggest drivers of this change. Another supporter of the measure is an ERC deputy, Joan Kapdevila made a statement arguing that this measure “is a victory for those who fight for the democratization and sustainability of energy”.
This expansion of the radius of action of collective self-consumption to 2,000 meters has only roof photovoltaic installationsas before, also industrial floor or through artificial structures like photovoltaic pergolas “whose main purpose is not to generate electricity”. For Capdevila, this “really” opens the door to self-consumption. urban areas and “many towns can share self-consumption across the municipality”.
The more distance there is between the point of production and the point of use, the more consumers can benefit from this technology. Thus, the renewable sector and the political parties running the ERC also allow themselves to be self-consumed through the interests of expanding collective self-consumption into urbanizations and industrial zones and allowing those without roof surfaces to install their panels. Installation at a distance of 2,000 meters.
However, this measure hasn’t always been to the liking of Pedro Sánchez’s government until this summer. silent. Among the reasons implied are that if the distance is extended too much, losses Energy in low voltage networks the greater the distance between the place of production and the place of consumption.
This return The government’s mandate came in the early autumn, the extension to 1,000 meters was included in the contingency plan, and it was Teresa Ribera, the third vice president and Minister of Ecological Transition, who announced weeks later that this limit would be increased. Repeat up to 2,000 meters. “We are sensitive to new demands,” Ribera said, speaking to the House of Representatives branch committee.