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Flex-E Subsidy Supports Companies with Grid Congestion and Energy Savings
As of April 1, 2025, the new Flex-E subsidy is in effect. This scheme is designed to help companies use their energy more efficiently and to relieve pressure on the overloaded electricity grid. At a time when more and more entrepreneurs are facing capacity issues—both in consuming and feeding electricity back into the grid—the Flex-E scheme offers a welcome solution.
Why This Subsidy?
The rapid electrification of processes and the increase in self-generated energy (such as solar panels) are placing a heavy burden on the electricity grid. This grid congestion is hindering companies in their growth, sustainability efforts, and innovation.
To break this impasse and introduce more flexibility into the system, the Dutch government is launching the Flex-E subsidy. The scheme encourages entrepreneurs to take measures that reduce pressure on the grid—for example, by storing energy more smartly or using it at times when the grid can handle it.
Who Is the Flex-E Subsidy For?
The scheme is intended for companies and organizations with a contracted transport capacity (the maximum amount of electricity you may draw through your grid connection) of 100 kW or more.
Subsidy Covers 3 Components
The scheme consists of three components:
- Flexibility Scan: Subsidy for conducting a flexibility scan, which provides insight into opportunities for flexible electricity use.
- Feasibility Study: Subsidy for carrying out a feasibility study to assess which flexible electricity measures are technically viable.
- Flexibility Measures: Subsidy for implementing flexibility measures that enable flexible electricity use.
Application Period
The Flex-E subsidy can be applied for starting April 1, 2025, and is open until December 31, 2025, or until the subsidy budget is exhausted. Applications are processed in the order they are received, so timely submission is important.
View the full subsidy program on the RvO website.
Ready to Get Started?
Several parties in the Brainport region can help you map out the flexibility within your building and/or production process. Check the Brainport grid congestion ecosystem map to find the right partner.
