Over 1.900 in the queue for solcellsstöd in Stockholm

Over 1,900 persons in the county of Stockholm in the queue to get solcellsbidrag. Total waiting 15.000 on the information in the whole country.

– the Interest only increases, we have about 20 people a day applying for grants in Stockholm. We would need at least 225 million for grants to those who applied, " says Anne-Jeanette Johansson, administrator at the county administrative board.

last year multiplied the interest in solar electricity. Last year was 967 million, which was far from enough. Västra Götaland and Skåne got most of the cake and only a tenth of the aid went to the Stockholm county, a total of 107 million.

– Unfortunately, the money is not enough. Almost every phone call or email we receive is from people in the queue who think that it takes time before they get a decision, " said Anne-Jeanette Johansson.

to allocate solcellsstödsmiljarden, after both the number of inhabitants and number of applications. Now forced the authority to pull in the brake.

All county boards are prohibited from paying out aid granted after 30 June last year to try to equalize the differences between the counties. In the latest distribution got the Västra Götaland region, not a dime, and Stockholm, on the contrary, 5 million.

" We'll stay up and even out geographical disparities in order not to be unfair. But there is no big differences, some are at the end of may in its queue and some have come to July. With this payout is collected up and will be on the same date, " says Susanne Karlsson, head of unit, sustainable electricity at Swedish energy agency.

half the total pengapåsen for solcellsstöd to 436 million. If bidragsandelen will be halved from 30 to 15 per cent of the cost is still unclear. Energy minister Anders Ygeman (S) have put a lid on and do not want to comment on the aid at all.

today, the money is used for the 2019 to pay for the grants, which were granted last summer. According to the Swedish energy agency is sufficient support only to those who are granted assistance until October or november 2018.

– Those who sought after it, we can't give any news if they will get support or not. If you need it in order to get it to go financially together, then you should not build until you receive the confirmation, for it can very well happen that you do not get to take part of it, " says Susanne Karlsson.

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