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Administrative authorization process

Abbreviated form of legal source

BauGB 2017

Description of the process

Ground mounted solar PV panels usually only require a building permit (BauGB 2017). The law of the respective Federal States (Bundesländer) defines the competent authority for the authorization of the project.

Competent authority

Regional authorities

Technologies

Wind energy onshore
Wind energy offshore
Solar energy

Relevant

Solar Thermal
Geothermal energy
Geothermal energy
Aerothermal
Hydrothermal
Hydro-power
Biogas
Biogas
Biomass