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Why Spain is now a solar energy paradise<\/h3>\n

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A few years ago, anyone wanting to install solar panels on a Spanish roof invariably encountered a wall of disbelief and warnings. Terms like Impuesto al Sol<\/em> (the solar tax) were thrown at you left and right. The result? Many roofs remained empty, despite the abundance of sunshine hours.<\/p>\n

The notorious solar tax has been definitively consigned to the history books. Although bureaucracy in Spain still requires patience, the legal barriers to self-consumption have disappeared. As a result, Spain is now (thanks to the enormous number of sunshine hours) simply one of the most profitable places in Europe to invest in solar energy.<\/p>\n

In this blog, we explain what has changed and why you no longer need to worry about the laws of the past.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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What was the Solar Tax again?<\/h3>\n

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In 2015, the then-Spanish government introduced a law requiring solar panel owners to pay tax on the electricity they generated and consumed themselves. It was a unique construct that met with much criticism worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The goal at the time was to protect the revenues of the major energy companies. Although the law was often not even enforced in practice for small households, it caused a huge wave of uncertainty. People thought: “Why would I invest if the sun is going to be taxed?”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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The major turnaround<\/h3>\n

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In October 2018, the decisive word arrived: the Spanish government officially abolished the solar tax via Royal Decree Real Decreto-ley 15\/2018.<\/p>\n

Since then, much has improved:<\/p>\n<\/div>

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