From 1 January 2026, excess electricity can be shared with a neighboring company

From 1 January 2026, companies producing renewable electricity will be allowed in Norway to share surplus electricity with neighboring companies. This means that the profitability of, for example, a solar cell installation will be able to increase. Today, many companies have sized the plant for their own consumption as it was not profitable to sell to the grid, but now the same profitability will be achieved by selling to neighboring companies. Companies can also invest in a larger plant since the surplus electricity from the plant will have the same profitability as the electricity the company consumes itself.

The change in the regulations applies to all renewable production, including renewable electricity stored in batteries. This means that electricity in the battery can be delivered to neighboring companies when this is desired.

A limitation for sharing energy with neighboring companies is that the companies must be in the same business area. This is what we at Flexpartner.Energy call a local energy community.

In order for your company to be paid for the electricity shared with neighboring companies, we at Flexpartner.Energy have a solution for financial settlement.

Contact Bjørn Grønning (bjorn@flexpartner.energy) for more information about how surplus electricity can provide additional income for your company. Flexpartner.Energy to get information about how to get help to get more income from the solar investment.

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