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                        <title>home batteries sold in the Netherland&#039;s largest super market chain</title>
                        <link>https://pluginsolar.info/community/netherland/home-batteries-sold-in-the-netherlands-largest-super-market-chain/</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>https://solarmagazine-nl.translate.goog/nieuws-zonne-energie/i44569/albert-heijn-start-verkoop-plug-in-thuisbatterij-anker-solix?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-US&amp;_x_tr_pto=wapp</p>
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<p>(original: ... https://solarmagazine.nl/nieuws-zonne-energie/i44569/albert-heijn-start-verkoop-plug-in-thuisbatterij-anker-solix)</p>]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://pluginsolar.info/community/"></category>                        <dc:creator>Juri Hertel</dc:creator>
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                        <title>riff raff not counted - Ireland&#039;s new PV record</title>
                        <link>https://pluginsolar.info/community/ireland/riff-raff-not-counted-irelands-new-pv-record/</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[grid scale (directly connected to the transmission grid) is published,not the over 2 hundred thousand small scale installations connected to the distribution grid.Ireland might have made twi...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>https://www.renews.biz/solar/ireland-reaches-new-daily-solar-peak/<br /><br />Only grid scale (directly connected to the transmission grid) is published,not the over 2 hundred thousand small scale installations connected to the distribution grid.Ireland might have made twice as much as the published <em>1,258MW just before 1:00pm</em></p>
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						                            <category domain="https://pluginsolar.info/community/"></category>                        <dc:creator>Juri Hertel</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Feed-in tarrif of 3 -15 Eurocents/kWh from 2027</title>
                        <link>https://pluginsolar.info/community/netherland/feed-in-tarrif-of-3-15-eurocents-kwh-from-2027/</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Machine translation:
Is this for all PV power including plug-in ?
Thank you]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>https://solarmagazine.nl/nieuws-zonne-energie/i44467/terugleververgoeding-stroom-zonnepanelen-verschilt-tot-factor-20-per-leverancier</p>
<p>Machine translation:</p>
<p>https://solarmagazine-nl.translate.goog/nieuws-zonne-energie/i44467/terugleververgoeding-stroom-zonnepanelen-verschilt-tot-factor-20-per-leverancier?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-US&amp;_x_tr_pto=wapp</p>
<p>Is this for all PV power including plug-in ?</p>
<p>Thank you</p>]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://pluginsolar.info/community/"></category>                        <dc:creator>Juri Hertel</dc:creator>
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                        <title>The Climate Change Advisory Council - Annual Review 2026 - reccommends plug-in solar</title>
                        <link>https://pluginsolar.info/community/ireland/the-climate-change-advisory-council-annual-review-2026-reccommends-plug-in-solar/</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[See the &quot;Key recommendations&quot; 
at ix in the pdf (page 9/42)
2. The Council recommends that the Department of Climate, Energy and theEnvironment (DCEE) and the Department of Housing, Local ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>https://www.climatecouncil.ie/councilpublications/annualreviewandreport/AR26-Built-Environment-final.pdf</p>
<p>See the "Key recommendations" </p>
<p>at<em> ix</em> in the pdf (page 9/42)</p>
<p>2. The Council recommends that the Department of Climate, Energy and the<br />Environment (DCEE) and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage<br />(DHLGH) accelerate the deployment of solar photovoltaics (PVs) to address energy<br />affordability, with a focus on renters, including approved housing body-owned<br />properties and social housing. This should include:<br />a. mandating and adequately funding the roll-out of solar PV across local authority<br />housing stock in addition to existing energy efficiency upgrades,<br />b. funding solar PV installation under the WHS,<br />c. <strong>advancing plug-in solar, supported by a clear national framework and</strong><br /><strong>implementation plan, to enable apartment dwellers and renters to participate in the</strong><br /><strong>energy transition</strong>.</p>
<p>and as well on page 13 pdf (23 of 42) </p>
<p>" In many European countries, including Germany, Italy, France, Poland and the Netherlands, <strong>balcony</strong><br /><strong>solar</strong> is not only available but, in some countries, is grant-aided. <strong>Plug-in solar</strong> typically consists<br />of one or more panels that can be mounted onto the sides of a balcony or in a garden and used<br />directly through a mains socket like any other device without an installation cost, thereby reducing<br />the amount of electricity taken from the grid and cutting energy bills. For example, millions of<strong> plug-in</strong><br /><strong>solar panels</strong> like these were in use in Germany in 2025 and it is estimated that these panels could<br />produce around 200–500 kWh per year, about 10% of a typical household’s energy, depending on<br />how the system was positioned.<br />The UK Government has recently announced the roll-out of <strong>plug-in solar panels</strong>, to be available<br />in shops within months and save people money on their bills, with the Government vowing to go<br />further and faster on clean energy in response to conflict in the Middle East. As noted in the<br />Council’s 2026 Electricity sectoral review, a similar initiative should be implemented in Ireland to<br />save many households significant amounts on their energy bills and help reduce reliance on volatile</p>
<p>global fossil fuel markets. <strong>Plug-in solar</strong> is currently not permitted in Ireland for safety<br />and regulatory reasons, but regulations must be amended to permit <strong>plug-in solar panels</strong><br />connected directly to household circuits without an electrician, <strong>provided the panels meet ESB</strong><br /><strong>Networks safety standards</strong>. The Council recommends advancing <strong>plug-in solar</strong>, supported by a clear<br />national framework and implementation plan to address energy affordability and enable apartment<br />dwellers and renters to participate in the energy transition"</p>
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<p>Using differing terms and not understanding that the panels are not plugged-in but the inverter shows that none of the 8 council members has such a system installed.Could we donate 8 small systems to the panel members? </p>
<p>----</p>
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<p>Living in Ireland and striking for the climate every Friday since 2019 I didn't know there is a Climate Change Advisory Council.Or I have forgotten it.</p>
<p>I think they have zero impact like so many pseudo jobs used to blast money,money designed to counter the climate catastrophe.</p>
<p>David Graeber called them 'Bullshit Jobs'.</p>
<p>But at least their incompetence to influence anything makes them angry,see chapter 5.5 about <strong>Climate Resilience </strong></p>
<p>.... heads up,we are drowning.</p>
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						                            <category domain="https://pluginsolar.info/community/"></category>                        <dc:creator>Juri Hertel</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Rules for plug-in solar panels being finalised – but not before end of summer</title>
                        <link>https://pluginsolar.info/community/ireland/rules-for-plug-in-solar-panels-being-finalised-but-not-before-end-of-summer/</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;
Craig Morris of the German Association of Plug-in Solar said one in 10 German households now had plug-in solar.
“The German firefighters’ association and insurance firms have said t...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/15/rules-for-plug-in-solar-panels-being-finalised-but-not-before-end-of-summer/</p>
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<p class="c-paragraph paywall "><em>Craig Morris</em> of the German Association of Plug-in Solar said one in 10 German households now had plug-in solar.</p>
<p class="c-paragraph paywall ">“The German firefighters’ association and insurance firms have said there is no increased risk from plug-in solar,” he said.</p>
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						                            <category domain="https://pluginsolar.info/community/"></category>                        <dc:creator>Juri Hertel</dc:creator>
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                        <title>EMD - Electricity Market Design allows for direct subsidies of plug-in PV</title>
                        <link>https://pluginsolar.info/community/law/emd-electricity-market-design-allows-for-direct-subsidies-of-plug-in-pv/</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hi all,
the EU Electricity Market Design is being reformed.For us this means that EU member states can now directly subsidise plug-in PV as the Dutch &#039;Solar and Storage Magazine&#039; reports:
...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>the EU Electricity Market Design is being reformed.For us this means that EU member states can now directly subsidise plug-in PV as the Dutch 'Solar and Storage Magazine' reports:</p>
<p>https://solarmagazine-nl.translate.goog/nieuws-zonne-energie/i44250/kabinet-gaat-uitrol-stekkerzonnepanelen-niet-bevorderen?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-US&amp;_x_tr_pto=wapp</p>
<p>(original article:https://solarmagazine.nl/nieuws-zonne-energie/i44250/kabinet-gaat-uitrol-stekkerzonnepanelen-niet-bevorderen )</p>
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						                            <category domain="https://pluginsolar.info/community/"></category>                        <dc:creator>Juri Hertel</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Up to 20% solar share in the Irish grid</title>
                        <link>https://pluginsolar.info/community/energy-grid/up-to-20-solar-share-in-the-irish-grid/</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[With the war drums creating fear of &#039;energy security&#039; silent progress is made by solar power in Ireland: 
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the war drums creating fear of 'energy security' silent progress is made by solar power in Ireland: </p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>https://www.eirgrid.ie/news/march-sees-almost-50-electricity-generated-renewables-new-records-grid-scale-solar</p>]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://pluginsolar.info/community/"></category>                        <dc:creator>Juri Hertel</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Suddenly a role model: How Great Britain wants to emulate the German solar boom</title>
                        <link>https://pluginsolar.info/community/reality/suddenly-a-role-model-how-great-britain-wants-to-emulate-the-german-solar-boom/</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I found this article online,maybe of interest in the connection with the new war:
&nbsp;
Atom power doesn&#039;t seem to work in this crisis.It didn&#039;t during the last crisis.And not during the ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I found this article online,maybe of interest in the connection with the new war:</p>
<p>https://www.heise.de/en/news/Suddenly-a-role-model-How-Great-Britain-wants-to-emulate-the-German-solar-boom-11240682.html</p>
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<p>Atom power doesn't seem to work in this crisis.It didn't during the last crisis.And not during the one before.</p>]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://pluginsolar.info/community/"></category>                        <dc:creator>Juri Hertel</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Plug-in solar being raised by Green Party in Ireland</title>
                        <link>https://pluginsolar.info/community/ireland/plug-in-solar-being-raised-by-green-party-in-ireland/</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman has raised this in parliament and Green Party Energy spokesperson Ossian Smyth has issued press release.
Dáil:
Press release:
Green Party leader raised t...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman has raised this in parliament and Green Party Energy spokesperson Ossian Smyth has issued press release.</span></p>
<p><span>Dáil</span>: <a href="https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-02-25/15/question/15/"><span>https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-02-25/15/question/15/</span></a></p>
<p><span>Press release:</span><a href="https://www.greenparty.ie/news/green-party-calls-immediate-approval-plug-solar-combat-soaring-energy-bills"> <span>https://www.greenparty.ie/news/green-party-calls-immediate-approval-plug-solar-combat-soaring-energy-bills</span></a></p>
<p><span>Green Party leader raised this directly with the Taoiseach in the Dáil:</span><a href="https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2026-03-24/speech/109/"> <span>https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2026-03-24/speech/109/</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://pluginsolar.info/community/"></category>                        <dc:creator>ElaineBaker</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Green technologies concentrated in affluent areas ...</title>
                        <link>https://pluginsolar.info/community/ireland/green-technologies-concentrated-in-affluent-areas/</link>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 22:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[An article in the Irish Times (13.3.2026) claims that &#039;green technologies&#039; aren&#039;t affordable:
Could someone contact the IT and explain plug-in?]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An article in the Irish Times (13.3.2026) claims that 'green technologies' aren't affordable:</p>
<p>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/03/13/green-divide-emerges-with-evs-solar-panels-and-heat-pumps-concentrated-in-affluent-areas/</p>
<p>Could someone contact the IT and explain plug-in?</p>]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://pluginsolar.info/community/"></category>                        <dc:creator>Juri Hertel</dc:creator>
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