• EEG 2021
• EnWG 2021

Tenants can benefit from the deployment of small PV-installations with a capacity up to 100 kW on residential buildings through the tenant electricity surcharge for a period of 20 years. The electricity must be supplied and consumed within one building or several residential buildings in the same neighbourhood in which that building is located, and without passing through the public grid (§21 par. 3 EEG 2021).

Plant operators producing electricity on residential buildings without using the grid. They have the responsibility to provide electricity for the tenants. However, tenants are not obliged to buy their electricity (§3 par. 20 EEG 2021).

The capacity of a PV-installation shall not exceed 100 kW. A building must include a share of residential areas of at least 40 %. The electricity must be supplied and consumed within the same building or several residential buildings in the same neighbourhood in which that building is located without using the public grid (§21 par. 3 EEG 2021).

The amount varies with the capacity of the PV-installation. PV-installations with a capacity of less than 10 kW receive EUR ct. 3.79 per kWh, with a capacity of up to 40 kW EUR ct. 3.52 per kWh and with a capacity of up to 750 kW, EUR ct. 2.37 per kWh.
The maximum annual capacity for the tenant electricity surcharge is set at 500MW. If the total capacity of new PV-installations exceeds this cap, no more surcharge will be granted after the last day of the consecutive month (§23c EEG 2021).

Germany

The amount varies with the capacity of the PV-installation. PV-installations with a capacity of less than 10 kW receive EUR ct. 3.79 per kWh, with a capacity of up to 40 kW EUR ct. 3.52 per kWh and with a capacity of up to 750 kW, EUR ct. 2.37 per kWh.
The maximum annual capacity for the tenant electricity surcharge is set at 500MW. If the total capacity of new PV-installations exceeds this cap, no more surcharge will be granted after the last day of the consecutive month (§23c EEG 2021).

• Energy sharing: Relevant