Abbreviated form of legal source(s)
- EEG 2021
- EnWG 2021
Description of support scheme
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 the same building without using the grid (§21 par., 3 EEG 2021).
Amount
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 annual national cap for new registered tenant electricity plants is set at 500 MW. If this cap is reached the surcharge will not be paid for the plants registered after the last day of the consecutive month. If the annual cap of 500 MW is exceeded in a calendar year, this cap will be reduced in the following year by the sum of the new installed capacity of solar installations registered under tenant electricity surcharge exceeding the annual cap for the first time. (§23c EEG 2021).
Addressees
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).
Procedure
No procedure is defined by law.
Competent authority
BMWi