If you already have a photovoltaic power plant in operation and you would like to consume the electricity you produce yourself, please contact your network operator, who will propose you the necessary contractual arrangements. For some network operators, switching to self-consumption mode is possible through the network operator’s customer portal (this is for instance the case on the Creos portal: https://my.creos.net/s/login/?language=fr).
If you do not yet have a photovoltaic plant, contact an electrician for a quote and to carry out the installation. Ensure that the quote includes an adaptation of the electrical board, if such adaptation is necessary. Indeed, it is up to the electrician to assess the conformity of the existing electrical board or to have the network operator check that the minimum safety conditions are met.
It may be that installing a power generation plant will involve replacing the existing electrical board, even if it fully meets the needs of the existing installation. It is important to recognise that a power-generation plant that feeds into the network must meet a sufficient level of protection to ensure the required security for the lifetime of the power plant (i.e. for at least the next 25 years). This is an opportunity to bring the electrical installation up to the latest standards.
Once your project becomes concrete, your electrician will prepare a network connection application for you. The network operator will ask you to sign a contract for use of the network and will ask you to choose between the various options available to you (full injection, self-consumption, feed-in tariff contract, take-back contract to be concluded with a supplier).
Once the plant has been installed, the connection verified by the network operator and the meter installed, the respective supplier will apply for commissioning and the plant will be able to feed into the network.