Energy sharing · Apartment building · Brussels
Energy sharing in your apartment building in Brussels
A roof that produces.
Apartments that benefit.
Panels on the building's roof, a lighter bill for every participating household — and a transparent split each co-owner can check, month after month. It's the most common form of sharing in Brussels.
Free, no commitment — useful for a street, an apartment building or an energy community.
Why an app?
In a building, sharing is measured quarter by quarter, apartment by apartment — and the question that comes up at every general meeting is "who gets what?". On paper the settlement quickly becomes hard to explain.
Amber Energy turns those readings into a clear share for every household: what comes from the roof and what still comes from the provider, month after month.
Where does my electricity come from?
This month420 kWh shared this month
A 14-apartment building — every household sees its own share
Rooftop solar in an apartment building — how does it work?
- The general meeting votes to install panels on the common areas.
- The residents who want to sign the sharing agreement — participation is free to choose, owners and tenants alike.
- The sharing is registered with Sibelga; each participant has their smart meter.
- The roof's production is split quarter-hour by quarter-hour and deducted from each bill.
No private wiring, no change of supplier: the sharing runs over the existing grid, within the Brussels legal framework in force since 2022.
- Sibelga smart meters for each participant
- Agreement between participants (split and price)
- Quarter-hour distribution method
- Registration of the sharing with Sibelga
- Supplier kept for the rest of your consumption
Amber Energy doesn't replace Sibelga, Brugel or your supplier: the app makes sharing clearer, more transparent and easier to follow.
Why the building is the ideal ground
No need to go looking for neighbours: they already live under the same roof. One general-meeting decision, one installation, and every participating apartment runs on energy produced ten metres above it. In Brussels, where most of the housing stock is multi-unit, it's the shortest route to solar for the vast majority of residents — tenants included.
For the building manager: the transparency that makes the vote a yes
What blocks a general meeting isn't technical, it's trust: "who gets what?". Amber Energy answers it continuously — every co-owner sees their own share of the production, every month, on their phone. The split report you'd otherwise produce by hand comes out on its own.
A manager who runs several buildings can repeat the same setup everywhere: same agreement, same split, same transparency.
The three recognised forms in Brussels
Brussels recognises three forms of energy sharing. See the overview.
Between neighbours
Peer-to-peer sharing: a house with panels shares its surplus with other households in the street or neighbourhood.
Within the same building
Panels on the building's roof supply the apartments. The most common form in Brussels. You're reading about this one.
The energy community
The legal entity for larger projects — citizens, SMEs, public bodies — with an authorisation issued by Brugel.
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See where every watt goes.
Amber Energy settles the building's solar every 15 minutes and shows each household, in real time, how much of its consumption comes from the roof and how much comes from the provider.
Frequently asked questions
Does it need a vote at the general meeting?
Yes, installing panels on the common areas is decided at the general meeting of co-owners. The sharing itself then rests on an agreement between the residents who choose to take part — nobody is obliged to join.
Do all apartments have to take part?
No. Each household is free to join or not. Those who take part receive a share of the solar production as a deduction on their bill; the others change nothing.
Can tenants benefit?
Yes. Any resident of the building with their own Sibelga smart meter can take part in the sharing, whether they own or rent.
What does the building manager actually do?
Put the item on the general-meeting agenda, register the sharing with Sibelga, then track the split. That last part is what Amber Energy automates: every co-owner sees their own share, every month, with no spreadsheet to produce.
Does each apartment keep its supplier?
Yes. Shared energy is deducted quarter-hour by quarter-hour; each household keeps its supply contract for the rest of its consumption.
Your building could share its own solar power.
Free, no commitment — useful for a street, an apartment building or an energy community.