There are three ways to get solar panels at Vesteda:

• Your home is on our renovation and maintenance schedule. This means we are looking to install solar panels on your building very soon.
• We openly offer free solar panels in your area, in partnership with Zonneplan. If your area is covered, we will let you know by letter. We don’t accept requests to include other areas in this. We aim to install solar panels on all our houses within ten years. Each year, we announce which homes are eligible for this.
• You can have solar panels installed yourself by letting us know through My Vesteda. If we approve this, you can then purchase and install solar panels yourself. Maintenance will then be entirely at your own expense.

In August 2021, we partnered up with Zonneplan to install thousands of solar panels for free on our homes every year. Our aim is to install solar panels on all 15,000 of our houses, where possible. Our tenants have been overjoyed to hear this, especially as they can reap the rewards without having to pay a penny towards it.

Since the start of the solar panel campaign, hundreds of single-family homes have now been equipped with free solar panels. In 2022, complexes in Amsterdam, Badhoevedorp, Emmen, Geldrop, Hoorn and Krommenie were equipped with solar panels.

In 2024, at least the following complexes will be equipped with free solar panels. This overview is updated regularly. This planning is subject to technical and ecological research.

• Julianapark, Amsterdam
• Fluitekruid I, Abcoude
• De Drie Bouwmeesters, Amsterdam
• Kattenbroek Eiland, Amersfoort
• Braspenningstraat, Alkmaar
• Literatuurwijk, Almere
• Korianderweg, Almere
• Kruidenwijk II, Almere
• Parkwijk, Almere
• Doelen en Louvre, Capelle aan den Ijssel
• Colmschate I en II, Deventer
• Picushof, Eindhoven
• Poelmanstraat, Heemskerk
• Mommersdonk, Helmond
• Ringvaartplasbuurt II, Rotterdam
• Zevenkamp, Rotterdam
• Secretaris Versteeglaan, Vleuten

In addition to our solar panel campaign, you can also get solar panels if your home is renovated. You will automatically be informed about this if this applies to you.

With the introduction of feed-in fees by energy suppliers, it is understandable that you have questions about the impact on energy savings from your solar panels. Your advantage is that you will get the solar panels for free from us if your home is suitable. The current balancing scheme, which allows you to offset self-generated electricity against your consumption, remains unchanged. This means that you as a tenant can continue to enjoy the benefits that solar panels offer. However, it is important to realize that the feed-in fee for excess power may be lower than the rate for consumed power. Since this fee can vary per energy supplier, we advise our residents to choose a supplier with a favorable feed-in fee, should you generate more than you consume.

In short, solar panels are not only a smart choice for the environment, but also for your wallet. We encourage the use of as much self-generated power as possible to optimize profitability. Vesteda remains committed to promoting renewable energy solutions for a greener future.

No. If you use the free solar panel scheme through Zonneplan, solar panels will be installed free of charge, and no financial contribution will be required, not even through a rent increase.

Vesteda wants to improve the energy performance of its buildings by installing solar panels. This increases the number of points that the building scores on the home valuation system, so it also improves the value of the building. To determine the maximum rent of a home, it is allocated points for aspects such as size, kitchen and bathroom facilities, and energy performance. Installing solar panels boosts the energy performance of your home, improving its quality and, in turn, increasing its number of points. The higher number of points currently only leads to a rent increase for tenants who already pay the maximum rent for their regulated rental property. However, even for those tenants, having free solar panels installed can still be a financial gain, as they can greatly reduce energy consumption. In addition, the number of points is influenced by official value of the property as determined by the municipality and the methodology of the home valuation system. These factors may also affect the number of points of your home.

If solar-panel installation forms part of a wider renovation that involves things like installing double glazing and insulating cavity walls and the roof, then the rent may be slightly increased.

Where possible, we want to provide our single-family homes with solar panels within 5 years. We work together with Zonneplan. We regularly report on our website which new complexes are eligible for this.

In 2024, at least the following complexes will be equipped with free solar panels. This planning is subject to technical and ecological research.

• Julianapark, Amsterdam
• Fluitekruid I, Abcoude
• De Drie Bouwmeesters, Amsterdam
• Kattenbroek Eiland, Amersfoort
• Braspenningstraat, Alkmaar
• Literatuurwijk, Almere
• Korianderweg, Almere
• Kruidenwijk II, Almere
• Parkwijk, Almere
• Doelen en Louvre, Capelle aan den Ijssel
• Colmschate I en II, Deventer
• Picushof, Eindhoven
• Poelmanstraat, Heemskerk
• Mommersdonk, Helmond
• Ringvaartplasbuurt II, Rotterdam
• Zevenkamp, Rotterdam
• Secretaris Versteeglaan, Vleuten

These complexes have been selected by us in coordination with Zonneplan. Tenants will be informed about this by letter. It is not possible to register your home for this.

With the introduction of feed-in fees by energy suppliers, it is understandable that you have questions about the impact on energy savings from your solar panels. Your advantage is that you will get the solar panels for free from us if your home is suitable. The current balancing scheme, which allows you to offset self-generated electricity against your consumption, remains unchanged. This means that you as a tenant can continue to enjoy the benefits that solar panels offer. However, it is important to realize that the feed-in fee for excess power may be lower than the rate for consumed power. Since this fee can vary per energy supplier, we advise our residents to choose a supplier with a favorable feed-in fee, should you generate more than you consume.

In short, solar panels are not only a smart choice for the environment, but also for your wallet. We encourage the use of as much self-generated power as possible to optimize profitability. Vesteda remains committed to promoting renewable energy solutions for a greener future.

No, unfortunately that is not possible. Within 5 years we want to equip all our of our houses with solar panels. Currently we are conducting research into which homes could be eligible for this and when. This depends on the location, the condition of the roof and the maintenance planning.

Yes, you can apply to have solar panels installed yourself
through My Vesteda. Go to ‘Contact’ and create a new contact, choose ‘gehuurde’ (rented) and then ‘zelf aangebrachte voorziening’ (self-installation).
We want to install solar panels on all suitable homes over the next ten years. But if you want to have solar panels installed earlier, you can do this by covering the costs and maintenance yourself.

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You can only report a malfunction if you have had your solar panels installed by Vesteda. Did you have your solar panels installed yourself? Then you are also responsible for the maintenance and we cannot assist you further.

You can report your malfunction quickly and easily through My Vesteda.

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