Home battery subsidy: what's possible in 2026 and 2027?
A national subsidy on a home battery does not exist in the Netherlands, not even in 2027. There are, however, schemes in 2026 in one province and a handful of municipalities, you can reclaim the VAT under certain conditions and you can borrow at favorable rates.
In this article you'll read which schemes exist, why the government is not introducing a subsidy and what this means if you're considering a plug-in home battery.
Is there a subsidy for a home battery in the Netherlands?
No, there is no national subsidy for a home battery for private individuals in the Netherlands. The ISDE, the investment subsidy for insulation and heat pumps, does not cover home batteries, and the 2027 Tax Plan contains no scheme for energy storage. So if you want to buy a home battery in 2026, you'll largely pay for the purchase yourself.
Largely, because there is money available locally. The province of Flevoland reimburses part of the costs, four municipalities pay out a fixed amount or a percentage, the Tax Authority refunds the 21% VAT to households that trade electricity with their battery, and the National Heat Fund lends at a low interest rate.
On top of that, businesses can deduct up to 40% of the investment from their profit via the Energy Investment Allowance (EIA), provided the battery is on the RVO Energy List.
Why is there no national subsidy on home batteries?
There will be no national subsidy on home batteries because the government sees the home battery as one of many ways to make the power grid more flexible, without it deserving a preferential position. The main argument is grid congestion: a battery that charges and discharges based on price signals can actually put a heavier load on the grid at busy times, especially when thousands of batteries respond to the same cheap hours at once.
What the government is doing: preparing time-dependent grid tariffs for 2029, running trials in Flevoland, Gelderland and Utrecht with compensation for the flexibility of home batteries, and giving provinces room for their own schemes.
Will there be 0% VAT on a home battery in 2027?
No, there will be no zero VAT rate on a home battery, not even in 2027. In June 2026, the House of Representatives passed a motion to investigate this, and on 6 October 2026 the State Secretary for Finance informed the House that the government will not introduce a zero rate. Home batteries are not listed in Annex III of the European VAT Directive, the list of goods to which a member state may apply a zero rate.
So you pay 21% VAT at purchase, whereas solar panels on a home have had a zero rate since 2023. For a home battery, only the route of claiming the VAT back afterwards remains.
Can you reclaim the VAT on a home battery without a subsidy?
Yes, you can reclaim the 21% VAT on a home battery if you trade in electricity with the battery and receive payment for it. The Tax Authority then sees you as a VAT entrepreneur, with the same rules as for other entrepreneurs. This isn't a subsidy but a tax refund, and it comes with obligations. The Tax Authority sets the following conditions for the VAT refund:
- Trading in electricity: you charge the battery during cheap hours and feed back during expensive hours, with a dynamic energy contract and an energy management system.
- Payment: your energy supplier actually pays for the electricity you feed back.
- Registration: the invoice for the home battery and the energy contract are in your name.
- No small business scheme: at the time of purchase and installation you don't take part in the small business scheme; anyone who previously reclaimed VAT on solar panels deregisters first.
- Tax return: you file a VAT return and pay VAT on the private use of the battery, without a fixed flat rate.
If you meet these conditions, you reclaim the VAT on purchase and installation in your first tax return, preferably as soon as possible after purchase. If you still switch to the small business scheme within five years, you repay part of the reclaimed VAT. You can read the full steps and pitfalls in our article on home battery VAT refund.
Which province offers a subsidy on a home battery?
In 2026, the province of Flevoland is the only province with a subsidy on a home battery. The scheme reimburses 25% of the eligible costs excluding VAT, with a minimum of €750 and a maximum of €1,250 per home. You need to have solar panels, apply for the subsidy before installation and place the battery within six months of approval.
The budget ran out quickly twice in 2026: the round on 12 January and the leftover round on 1 October both filled up fast. The province reports that residents will be able to apply again in early 2027, on a first-come, first-served basis. You can combine the subsidy with the VAT refund, because the province calculates the amount based on the costs excluding VAT.
Which municipalities offer a subsidy on a home battery in 2026?
Four municipalities are offering a subsidy on a home battery in 2026: Purmerend, Noordwijk, Noord-Beveland and Schouwen-Duiveland. Each municipality uses its own amounts, its own conditions and a limited budget. In all four, you apply for the subsidy before you buy the battery; applying retroactively isn't possible. Here are the schemes per municipality:
- Purmerend: €40 per kWh of storage capacity, up to €450 per address, only for batteries from 5 kWh; plug-and-play batteries are excluded from the scheme.
- Noordwijk: 25% of the purchase amount, up to €500 for a plug-in battery and up to €1,000 for a permanently connected battery, plus a sustainability loan.
- Noord-Beveland: 33% of the purchase amount through the Sustainable Construction Subsidy Scheme, up to €500, for a home that already has solar panels.
- Schouwen-Duiveland: a fixed contribution of €750 per address through the small-scale energy storage subsidy, for an electric home battery or a heat battery.
Municipal schemes change often and close as soon as the budget runs out. So always check the current conditions on your own municipality's website or the regional energy desk before you order. Lists on installers' websites are often out of date, even for municipalities that no longer have a scheme at all.
Which loans are available instead of a subsidy for a home battery?
Instead of a subsidy for a home battery, in the Netherlands you can choose from two loans: the Energy Saving Loan from the National Heat Fund and a sustainability loan from your municipality via SVn. Through the Heat Fund, you can borrow up to €8,500 for a home battery, and up to €28,000 if you combine the battery with other measures such as insulation. The term is a maximum of 15 years and the interest rate depends on your income; with a lower income, the rate is 0% in some cases.
Not every municipality takes part in SVn's sustainability loan, and the conditions vary by municipality. You usually apply for both loans before installation, and they don't affect the VAT refund or a municipal subsidy: you can use them alongside each other, as long as you meet the conditions of each scheme separately.
Can you get a subsidy for a plug-in home battery?
You're less likely to get a subsidy for a plug-in home battery than for a permanently connected one. Purmerend excludes plug-and-play batteries, and Noordwijk applies a maximum of €500 instead of €1,000 for a plug-in battery. The distinction also matters for the energy label: since 29 May 2026, a home battery only counts if it stores at least 5 kWh and is permanently connected in the meter cupboard.
The VAT refund doesn't make that distinction. Whether you have a plug-in home battery or a fixed system, the Tax Authority doesn't care, as long as the battery trades in electricity through an energy management system and you receive a payment for it. Systems from Anker SOLIX and Zendure respond to dynamic rates, so that route is open for a plug-in battery too.
What's changing in 2027 for home battery subsidies?
In 2027, little changes on the national side when it comes to subsidies for home batteries, but a lot changes in the circumstances around them. The net metering scheme is ending, the government is working on a solution for the double energy tax, and Flevoland is opening a new subsidy round. Together, these three developments determine whether a home battery can pay off without a subsidy.
The net metering scheme ends on 1 January 2027
On 1 January 2027 the net metering scheme stops all at once, without any phase-out. You'll then no longer be able to offset fed-back solar power against your usage and will only receive a feed-in fee, which is legally at least 50% of the bare supply rate.
You can read exactly how that works in our article on the net metering scheme that ends in 2027. For a home battery it means that every self-used kWh becomes worth more than a kWh fed back.
Study into the double energy tax
The double energy tax, also known as the battery tax, has been on the list of rules the government wants to scrap or simplify since 16 October 2026. Anyone who stores power and feeds it back later may pay energy tax twice on the same electricity.
The government expects the outcome of the study at the end of 2026 and is aiming for a solution that takes effect after 2026.
New subsidy round in Flevoland
Flevoland will open a new application round for the home battery subsidy in early 2027, with the same setup as in 2026: 25% of the costs excluding VAT, between €750 and €1,250 per home.
Because both rounds filled up quickly in 2026, it pays to have your application ready as soon as the desk opens. In addition, the government announced an Energy Storage Policy Agenda for October 2026, with measures for storage that relieves the grid.
Is buying a home battery worth it without a subsidy?
Buying a home battery also pays off without a subsidy if you have solar panels and want to use your own power from 2027 instead of feeding it back, or if you charge on cheap hours with a dynamic contract. The payback time depends on your usage, your generation and the capacity you choose; work it out with our article on what a home battery costs.
Waiting for a national subsidy makes little sense, as the government rejected it several times in 2025 and 2026. Only in Flevoland or in a municipality with a scheme is waiting for the next round a realistic choice.
Buying a home battery at TechPunt?
At TechPunt you'll find the plug-in home batteries from Anker SOLIX and Zendure, shipped from our own warehouse in Barneveld, with a 2-year manufacturer's warranty and free shipping in the Netherlands and Belgium from 75 euros. Order on a working day before 20:00 and you'll have the battery at home the next working day, provided it's in stock.
Do you have questions about a scheme in your municipality or about the VAT refund on a specific model? We'll be happy to help you by phone, email or WhatsApp. Take your time comparing the models and pick the capacity that suits your usage.
