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B2C Brusol
A tough year!
Flashback to 2022 – a tough year. We were inundated with requests from Brussels households who no longer wanted to fall victim to the exponential rise in electricity prices. The EnergyVision teams pulled out all the stops to ensure that all customers could benefit from their installation before the year was out.
A very busy 2022 was followed by a shaky start to 2023, as green certificates were scaled back and the urgency of the energy crisis ebbed away. This all served to jeopardise our free model. We were forced to switch to a paying model, like we have for our residential customers in Flanders, who have been paying a fixed rate for every kWh consumed for some time.
Only, we could not replicate that model in Brussels, as the network operator, Sibelga, was unable to provide us with real-time consumption data (even months after). That is why we opted for a fixed rate model for the electricity consumed by customers, while still providing the solar panels at zero cost. Despite this advantageous rate, this did not prove successful.
However, in October, Minister Maron announced the good news that green certificates would be increased once again, allowing us to bring back our free model, offering 100% free solar panels and 100% free electricity! Our teams worked hard to complete as many installations, in as little time as possible to end 2023 with excellent figures!
Brusol joins forces with Comensia
At Brusol, we want to take everyone with us towards the energy transition. That is why, in 2023, we entered a partnership with social housing company Comensia. In Evere, we were able to provide 150 social tenants with free solar panels and green electricity.
A project completed in only three weeks, partly thanks to our teams working on the ASTER project (installation of solar panels for more than 50,000 homes in Flanders).
EnergyVision: Energy for all
In contrast to the Brussels Region, green certificates are still some way off for other parts of the country. We do, however, still offer free installation. With the exception of Brussels, our customers pay a fixed rate for the green energy they use. Other (grey) energy, i.e. the electricity needed when the sun is not shining, thereby preventing the solar system from generating energy, had to be obtained from another energy supplier. This used to cause confusion. However, for 2024, a solution is on the way!
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Composition: Ilse Maes
With assistance from: Laurens De Greef, Laura Maenhaut, Koen Decourt, Klaas Michielssens, Michèle Adams, Kathleen Van Herrewegen, Sander Wille, Elias Pittoors, Jan De Rycke, Lizz De Walsche, Jonas Haustraete, Meghan Richil, Stijn Keppens
Design: Ilse Maes
Publisher: Maarten Michielssens
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