{"id":192160,"date":"2026-08-24T08:05:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T06:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=192160"},"modified":"2026-08-24T08:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T06:05:03","slug":"genk-launches-city-wide-platform-to-trade-neighbors-solar-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/08\/24\/genk-launches-city-wide-platform-to-trade-neighbors-solar-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Genk lanceert een stadsbreed platform voor de handel in zonne-energie tussen buren"},"content":{"rendered":"

De stad Genk (Belgi\u00eb) zal een van de eersten zijn die een energiegemeenschap opricht waarin inwoners, verenigingen en bedrijven kunnen<\/span>\u00a0lokaal opgewekte hernieuwbare elektriciteit kopen en verkopen. Genk noemt het initiatief \u201ceen Belgische primeur voor een overheidsinstantie\u201d, maar gemeenten zoals Ganshoren en Elsene hebben al soortgelijke initiatieven gelanceerd.<\/p>\n

Voor het Genk-project heeft het Nederlandse EnergySwap \u2013 <\/span>zelf geen energieleverancier, maar eerder een tussenpersoon (makelaar) tussen verkopers en kopers van zelf opgewekte elektriciteit \u2013\u00a0<\/span>kreeg de opdracht om het energieplatform te ontwikkelen, waarmee bewoners, met of zonder zonnepanelen, lokaal opgewekte energie kunnen uitwisselen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Zowel kopers als verkopers zullen hiervan profiteren<\/h4>\n

Het principe is eenvoudig. Via het platform kunnen eigenaren van zonnepanelen met een overschot aan hernieuwbare energie dit verkopen aan iemand die op dat moment extra energie nodig heeft. In plaats van dat overschot tegen het gebruikelijke terugleveringstarief aan hun leverancier te verkopen, kan het worden gekoppeld aan een andere inwoner of een ander bedrijf in Genk dat op dat moment elektriciteit verbruikt. Digitale meters meten beide kanten in intervallen van 15 minuten.<\/span><\/p>\n

De verkoper ontvangt meer dan het standaardtarief voor teruglevering, terwijl de koper minder betaalt voor de energiecomponent dan bij zijn gebruikelijke leverancier. Beide partijen profiteren er dus van.\u00a0<\/span>EnergySwap zorgt voor de koppeling, de facturering en de betalingen. Deelnemers behouden hun huidige elektriciteitsleverancier, die stroom levert wanneer de lokale elektriciteitsvoorziening ontoereikend is.<\/p>\n

Een belangrijke beperking<\/h4>\n

Er is echter \u00e9\u00e9n belangrijke beperking. Zonne-energie moet binnen hetzelfde kwartier worden opgewekt en verbruikt. Een zonnige middag kan niet zomaar virtueel worden opgeslagen om vervolgens om middernacht te worden gebruikt. Overtollige productie wordt nog steeds aan het net geleverd en verrekend via het normale contract van de producent.<\/p>\n

En dat is precies waar elektrische auto\u2019s interessant kunnen zijn. Een inwoner van Genk zonder zonnepanelen zou zijn auto kunnen opladen terwijl de panelen van zijn buren volop stroom opwekken, en zo een aantrekkelijke afnemer worden. De eigenaar van de panelen haalt meer uit het overschot, terwijl de bestuurder van de elektrische auto een deel van de oplaadenergie tegen een lagere prijs koopt.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dezelfde redenering geldt voor parkeerterreinen van bedrijven, scholen en gemeentelijke gebouwen, waar grote elektriciteitsverbruikers overdag actief zijn. Volgens de Vlaamse regelgeving mogen meerdere producenten van zonne-energie tegelijkertijd aan \u00e9\u00e9n grote verbruiker verkopen.<\/p>\n

De besparing zal voornamelijk voortkomen uit het vervangen van een deel van de energieprijs van de leverancier door een lagere lokale prijs. Netkosten, belastingen en heffingen blijven echter verschuldigd, en sommige elektriciteitsleveranciers brengen administratiekosten in rekening voor klanten die deelnemen aan energiedeling of peer-to-peer-handel.<\/p>\n

Voor huishoudens met eigen zonnepanelen blijft rechtstreeks eigenverbruik aantrekkelijker. Door je eigen elektrische auto op te laden met stroom van je eigen dak, hoef je minder onderdelen van de elektriciteitsrekening te betalen dan wanneer je die stroom verkoopt en later weer terugkoopt.<\/p>\n

Energietransitie<\/h4>\n

Met dit initiatief wil Genk echter een belangrijke stap voorwaarts zetten in zijn energietransitie. <\/span>De stad hoopt dat de inwoners van Genk nog meer zullen investeren in zonnepanelen. <\/span>Verenigingen en scholen kunnen ook via een energeco\u00f6peratie zonnepanelen laten installeren, zonder dat ze zelf de investeringskosten hoeven te dragen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bovendien zorgt lokaal opgewekte energie ervoor dat er minder energie uit externe bronnen hoeft te worden ge\u00efmporteerd. Dit draagt bij aan een lagere CO\u2082-uitstoot en maakt Genk minder afhankelijk van buitenlandse energiemarkten en prijsschommelingen. <\/span>Inwoners, verenigingen en bedrijven die hieraan willen deelnemen, kunnen zich binnenkort via een website aanmelden.<\/span><\/p>\n

Drie jaar ondersteuning<\/h4>\n

Genk zal de energiegemeenschap maximaal drie jaar lang ondersteunen. De uitdaging zal niet alleen liggen in het werven van eigenaren van zonnepanelen, maar ook in het vinden van voldoende gebruikers die stroom willen wanneer de zon schijnt. Elektrische auto\u2019s zouden wel eens een van de beste middelen kunnen blijken te zijn om precies dat te bereiken.\u00a0<\/span>Na die drie jaar zou de energiegemeenschap in staat moeten zijn om zelfstandig te functioneren en mogelijk ook buiten Genk uit te breiden.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMet dit project kiezen we bewust voor een systeem waarbij lokale energie ook lokale voordelen oplevert. We willen bewoners, verenigingen en bedrijven samenbrengen rond een positieve oplossing. Zo maken we van de energietransitie niet alleen een klimaatverhaal, maar ook een verhaal over samenwerking en lokale meerwaarde\u201d, besluit Wim Dries (CD&V), burgemeester van Genk.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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