Up to 50 percent subsidy for new photovoltaic systems and battery storage

This is indicated by the information program for the future of the Environmental Ministry of Baden-Württemberg.The basis is the second stage of federal funding for efficient buildings (BEG) that came into force last July last year.With it, it has created an attractive alternative to the feed-in tariff by the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) for solar systems..However, homeowners should pay attention to the following: If you use the federal funding, in return you have to do without the EEG feedback tariff.In individual cases, experts should check which promotion is more lucrative, advises Frank Hettler from the future old building.

The condition for the BEG funding of the photovoltaic system is that a certain energetic standard of the residential building is achieved after the renovation.The higher the so -called efficiency house standard, the more funding waves.Individual renovation measures such as thermal insulation, a window exchange or a new heater are usually not sufficient.

For medium -sized house roofing system 10.000 euros Zuschuss möglich

An example shows how much subsidy is possible: renovation homeowners your old building on the most energy-saving standard efficiency house 40, you will receive a BEG subsidy of 45 percent of the total investment at maximum eligible costs of 120.000 euros.The funding increases to 50 percent and 150.000 euros förderfähige Kosten, wenn Beheizung und Kühlung des Gebäudes zu mindestens 55 Prozent aus erneuerbaren Energien gedeckt werden.This is usually the case in buildings of this efficiency class anyway.For a photovoltaic system with twelve kilowatt -installed performance, currently around 20.000 euros kostet, sind in diesem Zuge 10.000 euros Zuschuss möglich, solange die maximal möglichen förderfähigen Kosten nicht überschritten werden.

"If the owners use the BEG funding, however, this means that the monthly feed-in tariff by the EEG is eliminated," explains Dieter Bindel from the Gih building energy consultant association.“So far, the feed -in tariff has been part of the refinancing of the solar power system.The system owners feed the proportion that cannot be used up with great profit itself and receive remuneration from the network operator.“However, since the feed -in tariff for new systems continues to decrease, the importance of feed -in tariffs continuously decreases.At the moment she is no longer more cost -covering.

Rule of thumb: Beg is more worthwhile with high self -consumption

A promotion of the photovoltaic system via the BEG as an alternative is not always automatically profitable.This is only the case if the subsidy is higher than the expected EEG remuneration from the fed-out excess solar power.As a rule of thumb: the higher the solar power consumption, the lower the sum of the EEG remuneration.The more likely the BEG funding is then worthwhile.

An additional source of income in addition to the BEG funding could be the direct marketing of the solar power in the future.What is not used up sells owners of the solar power system to direct marketers.This can be companies, but more and more municipal utilities are now getting into the market.However, this sales model is not yet worthwhile for small systems.But that could change depending on the market soon.Then there would be a third pillar of refinancing in addition to the lucrative self-consumption and the state grant.

Experts ask is worthwhile

Frank Hettler of the Future Altbau advises to consult experts in decision -making.Qualified building energy consultants can assess whether the feed-in tariff or the BEG funding is better in individual cases.If homeowners opt for the BEG funding of the photovoltaic system as part of an energetic renovation, building energy consulting is mandatory.It too is funded financially.

Neutral information is also available free of charge on the advisory telephone of the future Altbau on 08000 12 33 33 (Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) or by email to advice telephone@Future Taltebau.de.

Source: Future Altbau / Delia Roscher