The prospect of becoming energy independent is increasingly tempting for Romanians and the interest in becoming prosumers has grown strongly among homeowners.
The continuously growing interest in photovoltaic systems is also explained by the fact that there is a rather low level of equipment with such systems, considering that only 3% of Romanians who live in earth-sheltered homes said they already had photovoltaic panels installed.
At the same time, the survey reveals that 28% of Romanians know they can purchase photovoltaic panel systems from their energy supplier.
The strong growth trend regarding the purchase of energy generation installations from renewable sources is also confirmed by the sales of the E.ON Solar Home solution, launched on the market by the company in July 2020. Thus, the demand for this solution increased ten times in 2022 compared to 2021, with the company installing and handing over 650 turnkey photovoltaic plants to customers.
In the January-May 2023 period, demand continued to grow, seeing a 65% advance compared to the same period of 2022, with E.ON installing almost 300 photovoltaic systems for customers in the residential segment. In total, since the launch of the solution, E.ON has installed over 1,000 photovoltaic systems at local customers.
According to E.ON, a photovoltaic system of 5 kW that produces some 6,300 kWh per year may result in saving an amount of RON8,500, representing the countervalue of the electricity unused from the utility grid, but generated.