Funding for Balcony Power Plants per Federal State

From January 1, 2023, VAT (19 percent) will be waived in Germany for the purchase of balcony solar systems, including solar modules and associated components such as inverters, cables, energy meters and brackets, which are ordered at the same time. The prices for a set have fallen as a result, and depending on the scope of delivery, prices start at around 400 euros for a plug-and-play system with one module. Systems with two modules cost between 800 euros and around 1,200 euros. By using balcony power plants, tenants and apartment owners can quickly and easily produce their own solar power, which not only helps to protect the environment, but also reduces their power consumption. Depending on the location, orientation and weather conditions, the small solar systems for the balcony can reduce annual electricity costs by 100 to 200 euros.

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The promotion of balcony power plants is part of the energy transition and also enables people in rented apartments to participate. The miniature version of a photovoltaic system can usually be assembled without the help of a professional and supplies the daily electricity needs of appliances such as refrigerators when the sun is shining. By using such a plug-in solar device, electricity costs can be saved in the long term. Since the modules can produce electricity for more than 20 years, the purchase is always worthwhile, even if the inverter has to be replaced during this period (cost 200 to 300 euros). You can purchase a balcony power station with a maximum output of 600 watts and a suitable frame for as little as 1,000 euros, sometimes even cheaper in a special offer. Thus, the costs are worthwhile during its lifetime.

Funding for Balcony Power Plants per Federal State

From January 1, 2023, VAT (19 percent) will be waived in Germany for the purchase of balcony solar systems, including solar modules and associated components such as inverters, cables, energy meters and brackets, which are ordered at the same time. The prices for a set have fallen as a result, and depending on the scope of delivery, prices start at around 400 euros for a plug-and-play system with one module. Systems with two modules cost between 800 euros and around 1,200 euros. By using balcony power plants, tenants and apartment owners can quickly and easily produce their own solar power, which not only helps to protect the environment, but also reduces their power consumption. Depending on the location, orientation and weather conditions, the small solar systems for the balcony can reduce annual electricity costs by 100 to 200 euros.

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The promotion of balcony power plants is part of the energy transition and also enables people in rented apartments to participate. The miniature version of a photovoltaic system can usually be assembled without the help of a professional and supplies the daily electricity needs of appliances such as refrigerators when the sun is shining. By using such a plug-in solar device, electricity costs can be saved in the long term. Since the modules can produce electricity for more than 20 years, the purchase is always worthwhile, even if the inverter has to be replaced during this period (cost 200 to 300 euros). You can purchase a balcony power station with a maximum output of 600 watts and a suitable frame for as little as 1,000 euros, sometimes even cheaper in a special offer. Thus, the costs are worthwhile during its lifetime.

VAT for balcony Power Plants to 0%

VAT for balcony Power Plants to 0%

Previously, buyers of balcony power plants had to pay the usual 19 percent VAT. Since January 1st, 2023, it has been significantly more economical for homeowners to set up a balcony power plant. The VAT rate was reduced to zero percent – this applies to solar modules, inverters, storage, cables, brackets and even for shipping. This means that sellers are no longer allowed to charge VAT on the sale of PV systems from the key date and private buyers can now get the hardware for their mini PV system free of VAT.

This tax exemption applies to all residential buildings and applies to PV systems of all sizes. Regardless of whether it is a larger PV system for the roof with up to 30 kWp (kilowatt peak output) or a small balcony power plant with 600 watts, the tax exemption noticeably reduces the acquisition costs for such a system and increases its amortization.

The savings are around 19 percent. For example, a balcony power plant that was purchased before January 1, 2023 as a complete package for EUR 1,100 will only cost EUR 924.00 from 2023. Given the current energy crisis and citizens’ desire to become autonomous, a balcony power plant is an attractive option. In addition, the VAT rate does not apply to larger PV systems with an output of more than 30 kilowatts if they are installed in apartment buildings, public buildings or buildings that serve a charitable purpose.

In addition to the financial relief when buying balcony power plants, there are also important administrative simplifications for homeowners who are planning larger PV systems. Due to the zero percent rule, plant operators can now apply the small business rule without financial disadvantages, since the previous input tax deduction as a reason for waiving the rule is no longer applicable. In addition, private end customers no longer have to do without the small business regulation in order to have the VAT refunded by the tax office.

Another advantage concerns income tax. From 2023, all PV systems with an output of up to 30 kilowatts (peak) will be exempt from income tax. Since yields not consumed by larger systems are remunerated at around 8.2 to 13 cents per kilowatt hour, income can be generated. This income no longer has to be stated in the income tax return. This measure is known as income tax exemption.

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PV systems of all sizes and quality levels are available today, which poses a challenge for many consumers. Qualified advice prior to purchase, especially for plug-in solar systems, is therefore of great importance. It is also advisable to keep an eye out for funding opportunities from municipalities and districts on a regular basis, as the funding programs on offer are updated regularly. In the next section we have summarized a list in which you can check how much funding you are currently receiving in your federal state for a balcony power plant.

Previously, buyers of balcony power plants had to pay the usual 19 percent VAT. Since January 1st, 2023, it has been significantly more economical for homeowners to set up a balcony power plant. The VAT rate was reduced to zero percent – this applies to solar modules, inverters, storage, cables, brackets and even for shipping. This means that sellers are no longer allowed to charge VAT on the sale of PV systems from the key date and private buyers can now get the hardware for their mini PV system free of VAT.

This tax exemption applies to all residential buildings and applies to PV systems of all sizes. Regardless of whether it is a larger PV system for the roof with up to 30 kWp (kilowatt peak output) or a small balcony power plant with 600 watts, the tax exemption noticeably reduces the acquisition costs for such a system and increases its amortization.

The savings are around 19 percent. For example, a balcony power plant that was purchased before January 1, 2023 as a complete package for EUR 1,100 will only cost EUR 924.00 from 2023. Given the current energy crisis and citizens’ desire to become autonomous, a balcony power plant is an attractive option. In addition, the VAT rate does not apply to larger PV systems with an output of more than 30 kilowatts if they are installed in apartment buildings, public buildings or buildings that serve a charitable purpose.

In addition to the financial relief when buying balcony power plants, there are also important administrative simplifications for homeowners who are planning larger PV systems. Due to the zero percent rule, plant operators can now apply the small business rule without financial disadvantages, since the previous input tax deduction as a reason for waiving the rule is no longer applicable. In addition, private end customers no longer have to do without the small business regulation in order to have the VAT refunded by the tax office.

Another advantage concerns income tax. From 2023, all PV systems with an output of up to 30 kilowatts (peak) will be exempt from income tax. Since yields not consumed by larger systems are remunerated at around 8.2 to 13 cents per kilowatt hour, income can be generated. This income no longer has to be stated in the income tax return. This measure is known as income tax exemption.

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PV systems of all sizes and quality levels are available today, which poses a challenge for many consumers. Qualified advice prior to purchase, especially for plug-in solar systems, is therefore of great importance. It is also advisable to keep an eye out for funding opportunities from municipalities and districts on a regular basis, as the funding programs on offer are updated regularly. In the next section we have summarized a list in which you can check how much funding you are currently receiving in your federal state for a balcony power plant.

How much funding you receive for a balcony power plant in each federal state

How much funding you receive for a balcony power plant in each federal state

In the following list we have listed the funding options we are aware of and the respective funding amounts for each federal state and city (if known). Please note, however, that we cannot assume any liability for the funding amounts given in the list, as this can change constantly. To find out the current amount of funding in your federal state (district), you can click on the respective link in the list, which will take you directly to further information.

Bühl 300 € / system, up to 600 watts
Filderstadt 150 € / system, up to 600 watts
Freiburg 200 € flat rate
Friedrichshafen €300 per household at least 300 watts
Friolzheim €100 per household up to 600 watt peak
Heidelberg up to €750 – Heidelberger Pass(+) holders: almost the full cost of the balcony module,
only own contribution of 50 €, up to 600 watts
Kornwestheim €200 per household up to 600 watts
Lörrach €200 flat rate per household up to 600 watt peak
Ludwigsburg max. €300, for holders of the LudwigsburgCard up to €800
Neubulach 300 watt peak system / 50 € // 600 watt peak system / 100 €
Schwaikheim €200 per household
Schwetzingen 30% of the acquisition costs – max. 300€.
Stuttgart 100 € flat rate per system
Ulm 50% up to €250 per residential unit
Weinheim 50€ per module – max. 100€.
Buckenhof €50 per 100 watt peak, max €150
Coburg €250 per system
Diessen €100 per household, up to 600 watts
Erlangen €50 per 100 watt peak, max €300 (up to 600 watts)
Forchheim €100 (gross) per kWp started
max. €400 (gross) per building/residential unit
up to 3.9 kWp
Fürth up to 160 € (110 € for setting up a bidirectional meter, 50 € for acquisition costs of a plug-in PV system for electricity customers of infra)
Günzburg 100 € flat rate per system
Ingolstadt €200 min. 300 and max. 600 watts
Marolffstein 50 € per 100 Wp, max. 200 € per applicant
München €0.4 per Wp, up to 600 Wp per residential unit, but no more than 50% of the eligible investment costs, up to 600 watts
Moosburg 50% of the net acquisition costs, max. €200 per system
Peiting €120 per system, up to 600 watts
Spardorf €50 per 100 watt peak, max €200
Unterschleißheim 25% of the acquisition costs, max. €200, up to 600 watts
Weilheim in Oberbayern 25% of the gross acquisition costs, max. €200, up to 600 watts
Berlin max. €500 / one system per apartment (max. 14,000 funding cases)
Brandenburg No funding known at the moment
Brandenburg No funding known at the moment
Hamburg No funding known at the moment
Mörfelden-Walldorf Grant of 200 €
Lampertheim Subsidy 60%, max. €500
Main-Taunus-Kreis €100 flat rate per apartment, up to 600 watts
Wiesbaden €300 – €400 between 3.0 – 6.0 kW
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern max. 500 € / facility and household
Braunschweig up to 400 watts €250 / up to 600 watts €400
Göttingen 180 € flat rate per system
Jever 120 € / plants. max. 2 systems / applicants are funded
Lüneburg 150 € + 30% of the investment costs / plant
Norden up to 600 watts 300 €
Wunstorf up to 600 watts 250 €
Aachen 300 € flat rate. 150 – 600 volt amps
Ahaus 50% of the eligible costs up to a maximum of €200, up to 600 watts
Bönen 100 € per housing unit
Bonn 50 € for 1 module
100 € for 2 modules
up to 600 watts
Borgentreich 100 € flat rate per system (per household)
Castrop-Rauxel €100 per apartment
Düsseldorf 50% of eligible costs, maximum €400, up to 600 watts
Essen from 300 Wp 200 €
Freudenberg 150 € / installation
Fröndenberg €100 per module, max. €200, up to 600 watt peak
Gelsenkirchen flat rate 100 €, up to 600 watts
Hamm €200 flat rate per system, up to 600 watts
Hiddenhausen Plug-in power generation modules (150 € flat rate) Plug-in power generation modules with storage (300 € flat rate) up to 600 watts
Kamp-Lintfort €100 per apartment, up to 600 watts
Kirchlengern €300 per system, up to 600 volt-amperes
Köln €200 per system, up to 600 watts
Langenfeld €200 per system, up to 600 watts
Lüdenscheid 200 € / system, up to 600 watts
Oberhausen €100 per apartment, up to 600 watts
Olsberg €200 flat rate per system, up to 600 watts
Recklinghausen 100 € flat rate per system
Rheinisch-Bergischer-Kreis Photovoltaic systems with a total price of less than €10,000 (e.g. plug solar systems) are funded with 10 percent of the eligible expenditure
Rietberg 80 € / module, max. 2 modules per household
Voerde am Niederrhein €100 per apartment, up to 600 watts
Wesel 50% of the proven costs, max. €200, up to 600 watts
Wickede (Ruhr) Plug-in power generation modules (150 € flat rate) Plug-in power generation modules with storage (300 € flat rate)
Willich €250 residential unit, 0.4 – 0.6 kWh
Koblenz 70 € per module (max. 2 modules)
Pirmasens €75 for systems up to a maximum of 325 watts; €150 for systems up to 600 watts
Urmitz 100 € / module, max. 200 €, up to 600 watts
Saarland No funding known at the moment
Sachsen No funding known at the moment
Sachsen-Anhalt No funding known at the moment
Kiel
100 € flat rate per system
Lübeck €200/household; up to 600 watts
Thüringen 25% of the acquisition costs – max. 200€

It turns out that the subsidies for balcony power plants vary greatly depending on the federal state and are also linked to certain requirements. However, the funding programs are not set in stone, which means that changes can occur on an ongoing basis. To find out about the current funding opportunities, simply click on your state to get more information about the funding options.

Important: Regardless of how the federal government tries to promote the energy transition by making it possible for not only homeowners but also tenants to do something, you should always note that you should always arrange the installation of a balcony power plant with your landlord and, if necessary, the property management to be approved in writing. Read more >>>

In the following list we have listed the funding options we are aware of and the respective funding amounts for each federal state and city (if known). Please note, however, that we cannot assume any liability for the funding amounts given in the list, as this can change constantly. To find out the current amount of funding in your federal state (district), you can click on the respective link in the list, which will take you directly to further information.

Bühl 300 € / system, up to 600 watts
Filderstadt 150 € / system, up to 600 watts
Freiburg 200 € flat rate
Friedrichshafen €300 per household at least 300 watts
Friolzheim €100 per household up to 600 watt peak
Heidelberg up to €750 – Heidelberger Pass(+) holders: almost the full cost of the balcony module,
only own contribution of 50 €, up to 600 watts
Kornwestheim €200 per household up to 600 watts
Lörrach €200 flat rate per household up to 600 watt peak
Ludwigsburg max. €300, for holders of the LudwigsburgCard up to €800
Neubulach 300 watt peak system / 50 € // 600 watt peak system / 100 €
Schwaikheim €200 per household
Schwetzingen 30% of the acquisition costs – max. 300€.
Stuttgart 100 € flat rate per system
Ulm 50% up to €250 per residential unit
Weinheim 50€ per module – max. 100€.
Buckenhof €50 per 100 watt peak, max €150
Coburg €250 per system
Diessen €100 per household, up to 600 watts
Erlangen €50 per 100 watt peak, max €300 (up to 600 watts)
Forchheim €100 (gross) per kWp started
max. €400 (gross) per building/residential unit
up to 3.9 kWp
Fürth up to 160 € (110 € for setting up a bidirectional meter, 50 € for acquisition costs of a plug-in PV system for electricity customers of infra)
Günzburg 100 € flat rate per system
Ingolstadt €200 min. 300 and max. 600 watts
Marolffstein 50 € per 100 Wp, max. 200 € per applicant
München €0.4 per Wp, up to 600 Wp per residential unit, but no more than 50% of the eligible investment costs, up to 600 watts
Moosburg 50% of the net acquisition costs, max. €200 per system
Peiting €120 per system, up to 600 watts
Spardorf €50 per 100 watt peak, max €200
Unterschleißheim 25% of the acquisition costs, max. €200, up to 600 watts
Weilheim in Oberbayern 25% of the gross acquisition costs, max. €200, up to 600 watts
Berlin max. €500 / one system per apartment (max. 14,000 funding cases)
Brandenburg No funding known at the moment
Brandenburg No funding known at the moment
Hamburg No funding known at the moment
Mörfelden-Walldorf Grant of 200 €
Lampertheim Subsidy 60%, max. €500
Main-Taunus-Kreis €100 flat rate per apartment, up to 600 watts
Wiesbaden €300 – €400 between 3.0 – 6.0 kW
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern max. 500 € / facility and household
Braunschweig up to 400 watts €250 / up to 600 watts €400
Göttingen 180 € flat rate per system
Jever 120 € / plants. max. 2 systems / applicants are funded
Lüneburg 150 € + 30% of the investment costs / plant
Norden up to 600 watts 300 €
Wunstorf up to 600 watts 250 €
Aachen 300 € flat rate. 150 – 600 volt amps
Ahaus 50% of the eligible costs up to a maximum of €200, up to 600 watts
Bönen 100 € per housing unit
Bonn 50 € for 1 module
100 € for 2 modules
up to 600 watts
Borgentreich 100 € flat rate per system (per household)
Castrop-Rauxel €100 per apartment
Düsseldorf 50% of eligible costs, maximum €400, up to 600 watts
Essen from 300 Wp 200 €
Freudenberg 150 € / installation
Fröndenberg €100 per module, max. €200, up to 600 watt peak
Gelsenkirchen flat rate 100 €, up to 600 watts
Hamm €200 flat rate per system, up to 600 watts
Hiddenhausen Plug-in power generation modules (150 € flat rate) Plug-in power generation modules with storage (300 € flat rate) up to 600 watts
Kamp-Lintfort €100 per apartment, up to 600 watts
Kirchlengern €300 per system, up to 600 volt-amperes
Köln €200 per system, up to 600 watts
Langenfeld €200 per system, up to 600 watts
Lüdenscheid 200 € / system, up to 600 watts
Oberhausen €100 per apartment, up to 600 watts
Olsberg €200 flat rate per system, up to 600 watts
Recklinghausen 100 € flat rate per system
Rheinisch-Bergischer-Kreis Photovoltaic systems with a total price of less than €10,000 (e.g. plug solar systems) are funded with 10 percent of the eligible expenditure
Rietberg 80 € / module, max. 2 modules per household
Voerde am Niederrhein €100 per apartment, up to 600 watts
Wesel 50% of the proven costs, max. €200, up to 600 watts
Wickede (Ruhr) Plug-in power generation modules (150 € flat rate) Plug-in power generation modules with storage (300 € flat rate)
Willich €250 residential unit, 0.4 – 0.6 kWh
Koblenz 70 € per module (max. 2 modules)
Pirmasens €75 for systems up to a maximum of 325 watts; €150 for systems up to 600 watts
Urmitz 100 € / module, max. 200 €, up to 600 watts
Saarland No funding known at the moment
Sachsen No funding known at the moment
Sachsen-Anhalt No funding known at the moment
Kiel
100 € flat rate per system
Lübeck €200/household; up to 600 watts
Thüringen 25% of the acquisition costs – max. 200€

It turns out that the subsidies for balcony power plants vary greatly depending on the federal state and are also linked to certain requirements. However, the funding programs are not set in stone, which means that changes can occur on an ongoing basis. To find out about the current funding opportunities, simply click on your state to get more information about the funding options.

Important: Regardless of how the federal government tries to promote the energy transition by making it possible for not only homeowners but also tenants to do something, you should always note that you should always arrange the installation of a balcony power plant with your landlord and, if necessary, the property management to be approved in writing. Read more >>>

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