EU agrees rules on solar deployment on buildings

The European Parliament and the Council on Thursday evening reached an agreement on new rules to improve the energy performance of buildings across the EU, including making solar energy installations the norm for new buildings.

Industry body SolarPower Europe described the deal on the EU Solar Standard as a huge milestone. Jan Osenberg, policy advisor at the organisation, explained that it will “require solar installations on all new public and commercial buildings by 2026, on all new residential buildings by 2029, on non-residential buildings that undergo a relevant renovation by 2027, and on all existing public buildings in a stepwise approach by 2030.”

The measure is expected to boost solar deployment on buildings, as well as support the integration of photovoltaic (PV) installations into building construction processes.

The provisional agreement on the revised energy performance of buildings directive now needs to be formally adopted by the European Parliament and the Council.

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