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France drops solar water heating sheet from energy savings certificate scheme
France's economy and energy ministry has withdrawn the BAR-TH-168 sheet, which set out a standard way to earn energy savings certificates from solar water heating installations. The order was signed on 28 October 2026 and published on 3 November 2026. Projects already listed with the energy minister within ten days of publication can still be claimed under the old rules.
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Who is affected?
Companies that install solar thermal heating systems and apply for energy savings certificates under this method.
What changes?
Before, solar thermal projects under sheet BAR-TH-168 could earn energy savings certificates; now the sheet is removed, though projects listed within ten days of publication still fall under it.