Promotion of photovoltaic systems Easter package

So, today an update from the [Bundesverband der Erneuerbaren Energie].

“The legislative package announced by Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck for the amendment of the Renewable Energy Act is defined in its key points.

It includes the complete decarbonization of the power sector by 2035 through the accelerated expansion of renewable energies and the improvement of the existing framework conditions. “It is good that the domestic potentials of wind energy and photovoltaics have been recognized and their expansion is to be doubled to tripled. The improvements for the participation of citizens and for photovoltaics through the removal of the ‘breathing cap’ and an increase in remuneration for rooftop photovoltaics are also important and long-demaded improvements from our side. Bringing forward the full supply with renewable energies in the power sector to the year 2035 is ambitious but feasible and above all important. This finally puts us back on track with the energy transition,” said BEE President Dr. Simone Peter.

Especially against the background of the war in Ukraine, questions about supply security and dependence on fossil energy imports are in focus. “The renewable sectors are available as solution providers to solve existing dependencies and to expand domestic production of green energy. Through appropriate procedural streamlining, the installed capacity in wind energy and photovoltaics can increase rapidly. This ensures that generation from renewable energies can promptly replace a part of the imports previously needed,” said Peter. Habeck is right in saying that we must significantly accelerate the exit from fossil energies and not talk about it for decades. An extension of nuclear power plant operating times is not up for debate, and the coal phase-out is also possible quickly. For this, decentralized backup capacities through flexibly controllable biogas and hydropower plants, storage, CHP, as well as sector coupling technologies have to be created, which will play out their potential in a reformed electricity market and contribute to supply security and affordability.

“It will require a great effort to organize the expansion. The legislator must ensure streamlined approvals. The renewable sectors will then invest. In this context, we warn against creating new uncertainties in individual market segments. Instead, the future market design must be regulated and quickly developed in the announced platform ‘Climate-Neutral Power System,’” emphasized Peter with regard to the announcement of Contracts for Difference (CfD) for photovoltaic ground-mounted systems.

As Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner emphasized over the weekend, renewable energies are becoming energies of freedom. We gladly accept this challenge and are ready for an accelerated energy transition, to which everyone must contribute and the corresponding conditions must be created,” Peter concluded.”

The draft bill therefore proposes an increase in feed-in tariffs for photovoltaic systems up to 10 kilowatts capacity to 12.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, up to 100 kilowatts capacity to 10.3 cents per kilowatt-hour, up to 400 kilowatts to 8.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, and up to one megawatt capacity to 7.3 cents per kilowatt-hour.

The new subsidy rates are intended to take effect later this year, subject to state aid approval, and to be applied retroactively to prevent delays in investments in new photovoltaic systems, according to the paper. Furthermore, it is planned that the degression of remuneration rates will in future be carried out not monthly but semi-annually. A reduction of one percent each time is then envisaged. “The detailed control via the so-called ‘breathing cap’ will be eliminated,” according to the ministry's plans. In the event of unforeseen developments, the framework conditions for solar funding should in future be able to be adjusted by regulation.

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That is exactly the reason why we did not consciously build according to KfW (and thus of course did not apply for any subsidies), unfortunately I do not understand again. But I can understand that the target group is rather smarter people.
Photovoltaics are being "prepared" in our case.

Retroactively is already good, then theoretically I don't have to wait at all. But now I'm considering doing it myself. Has anyone here already done that?

So our construction begins in a few weeks and yesterday I bought our photovoltaic system without storage. Why? 1. Almost everything is sold out and it will definitely get worse in the coming weeks. 2. The Easter package, if it really comes, the full feed-in tariff of 12.5ct for systems under 10kwp can make you imagine how quickly people will set up the system (inflation etc.). 3. As has been written here many times, this is the only investment that makes money, so why not right from the start. On the subject of own work: We have the mounting rails installed by the roofer before the roof tiles go on. It costs hardly any more time and money. The modules are simply placed on them and then fastened with tensioners, no rocket science. As long as the scaffolding stands, it can be done relatively easily yourself. This way you can save a few euros here and there. And believe me, nothing will get cheaper. Neither electricity, nor the modules, nor the labor...

Hm, if the increase in the feed-in tariff really only applies to full feed-in operators, it is probably counterproductive for private builders. Most private photovoltaic operators will probably only feed in part of the generated electricity and want to use the rest themselves. However, the increased feed-in tariff will certainly cause the prices for photovoltaic systems to rise, as there will be increased demand or the dealers will charge more because they can make more money from it.