Prosumers

RES Act

In Croatian law, a ‘prosumer’ would currently be defined as an ‘end customer with own production’ by the Act on Renewable Energy Sources and High-Efficiency Cogeneration (RES Act).
A net metering system is applied for prosumers, but differently for the commercial sector (business and industry) and differently for the household sector.
For the household sector, the prosumer must annually consume an equal or greater amount of electricity than the amount of his own production in order to legally keep the prosumer status and be allowed to be connected to the grid. So, the prosumer cannot be a net producer.
For the business sector, the supplier is obliged to purchase the surplus electricity at a minimum price of 90% of the regular supply tariff for electricity. There is no restriction on the amount of electricity produced. However, the installed capacity/power of the RES must be less or equal to the contracted power of the business.

Households, commercial buildings, public buildings, industrial buildings and factories

A single building with a single metering point.

At least 80% of the regular supply tariff for households, stipulated in the contract with the supplier; At least 90% of the regular supply tariff for businesses, as stipulated in the contract with the supplier.

A single building with a single metering point. The RES system must be installed on the building.

For private citizens, financial support is sometimes available for installation of PV panels through the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (FZOEU).
For businesses and public entities, there are currently available low-interest loans from the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR).

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