Solar roof study and strengthening grant
Grants help Lochem residents, nonprofits and small businesses assess and strengthen eligible roofs for solar electricity or solar heat.
Αυτή η ευκαιρία είναι προς το παρόν διαθέσιμη στα Αγγλικά.
The grant pays for a roof structure study and, where the study shows this is necessary, strengthening the roof for solar panels or solar heat collectors. The study must meet NEN 7250 and assess a system of at least 3 kWp of solar electricity capacity or 2 m² of solar collectors. It must show how many panels will be installed, their added weight, and what changes are needed if the roof cannot carry them.
The study grant covers actual costs up to €1,000. Roof strengthening receives €60 per installed solar panel or €100 per installed m² of solar collectors. Integrated electricity and heat systems use €100 per m². Strengthening is capped at €2,500 for a private roof, €5,000 for a nonprofit or small-business roof, and €10,000 for a collective initiative in which at least three residents invest jointly in installing solar panels or collectors. The strengthening payment never exceeds the invoice.
Eligible costs include labour and materials for the work. Costs already subsidised by others, recoverable VAT, application administration and labour, and permit application costs are excluded. You pay for completed work first; the municipality gives no advance.
Eligibility
- You must be a Lochem resident, nonprofit organization or small entrepreneur with up to 10 employees. You must own, occupy or use the eligible building in Lochem; housing-corporation-owned property is excluded.
- The regulation defines eligible buildings as legally built apartment complexes, business premises, offices, schools, association buildings and community or multifunctional neighbourhood buildings, including their associated annexes and extensions. They must be recorded in Lochem’s Basisregistratie adressen en gebouwen (BAG), the official address and building register.
- Your project must have started after 13 February 2023. A study claim requires the completed study and proof that its invoice is paid.
- For strengthening, the study must demonstrate that the roof needs the changes for the solar installation. You must complete the strengthening in line with the structural advice, install at least 3 kWp of solar panels or 2 m² of solar collectors, and pay all invoices before claiming.
- You must cooperate with any on-site inspection and provide access to relevant documents.
How to apply
- Κατάσταση
- κλείνει 31 Δεκ 2026
- Κλείνει
- Όροι του κύκλου αιτήσεων
- Claim within four months after the study, or after roof strengthening and solar installation. €100,000 annual budget; complete applications in receipt order until exhausted.
Print and complete the municipal application form, including all required attachments, and email the complete claim to info@lochem.nl. Claim a study within four months after it is carried out. Claim strengthening within four months after the roof alterations and solar installation are completed. The programme expires on 31 December 2026.
For a study, include your name and address, the planned solar system size and site drawing, the study findings, and the invoice bearing the project address with proof of payment. For strengthening, include the study proving the original roof was unsuitable, a description of the changes and installed system with a site drawing, evidence and photos of the completed work and installation, itemised invoices and payment proofs. Include authorization if someone applies on your behalf, and written participation confirmation for a collective initiative.
An organization with its own legal identity applying for a municipal subsidy for the first time must also supply its founding deed or statutes, annual report, and previous-year accounts or balance sheet. Businesses must provide information about other public funding for the same activities and a de-minimis aid declaration if the municipality requests them.
The 2026 budget is €100,000. Complete applications are handled in receipt order until the budget ceiling is reached. Lochem decides within eight weeks of a complete application, with a possible four-week extension, and pays within four weeks of its direct grant determination. For questions about the claim, email Energiehuis at energiehuis@lochem.nl.
Notify the municipality immediately in writing if you cannot fulfil grant obligations. Also report termination or dissolution, relevant changes in financial or organizational relationships with third parties, and changes to the legal entity’s form, directors or purpose. For grants above €5,000, report substantial actual or expected differences between budgeted and actual income or expenditure, explaining the cause.