The German feed-in tariff for photovoltaic installations for 2012 shall be reduced by 15%. Depending on the type of installations, the 2012 PV feed-in tariffs for newly installed systems will therefore range from 17.94 ct/kWh to 24.43 ct/kWh.
Between 1 October 2010 and 30 September 2011, new PV installation with a capacity of about 5,200 MWp have been registered with the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur – BNetzA). As the reduction of the PV feed-in tariff depends on newly installed capacity in the twelve months up to 30 September, and as the new capacity was between 4,500 MWp and 5,500 MWp, BNetzA had to announce the 15% reduction.
The legal basis for the calculation of the reduction is Section 20(3)(1) of the Renewable Energy Sourche Act (EEG). For 2012, the statutory base degression would have been 9% (Section 20(2) No. 8 EEG). Pursuant to Section 20(3)(1) No. 1 EEG, the degression increases as follows:
- above 3,500 MW: plus 3 percentage points
- above 4,500 MW: plus 6 percentage points
- above 5,500 MW: plus 9 percentage points
- above 6,500 MW: plus 12 percentage points
- above 7,500 MW, plus 15 percentage points
Consequently, 5,200 MW of newly installed PV capacity trigger a 15% reduction (9% plus 6%).
The reduction will lead to the following solar feed-in tariffs as of 1 January 2012:
| Solar radiation (§§ 32, 33 EEG) | ct/kWh | |
| Roof-mounted facilities (§ 33 EEG) | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Up to 30 kW | 24.43 | |
| Up to 100 kW | 23.23 | |
| Up to 1 MW | 21.98 | |
| Over 1 MW | 18.33 | |
| If generated electricity is consumed within immediate vicinity of building/facility by operator or third parties for installations up to 500 kW: Payment of feed-in tariffs for consumed electricity, but the applicable feed-in tariffs will be reduced by EUR 0.1638 for up to 30 percent of the generated power and by EUR 0.12 for the remaining power | ||
| Freestanding facilities (§ 32 EEG) | ||
| Conversion/Sealed Areas | 18.76 | |
| Other Qualified Areas (additional requirements apply) | 17.94 | |
You can find an overview of all 2012 feed-in tariffs here.
Source: Federal Network Agency
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As you know, the UK has just cut its FIT figures. We are told that we need to follow the German example. I can see from the above that the rate of the FIT varies with the size of the installation (just as in the UK). Where will I find the figures that map FIT to installation size?
I have just updated the post to provide the missing detailed figures.
Electricity price for small german hausheholds is (by http://www.energy.eu) 26,71 ct/kWh.
i.e – the grid parity is reached ?
Can I ask, what is the price per kWh in Germany, roughly?
the price from the Energy Retailer, I mean, per kilowatt hour?
According to BDEW data, the average electricity price for a 3 person household with an annual consumption of 3,500 kWh was (in ct/kWh):
2011: 24.95
2010: 23.69
2009: 23.21
2008: 21.65
2007: 20.64
Wenn will be the german feedin tariff cut in 2012? End of September? how much percentage?
That ist not clear yet – we’ll have to wait what the mediation committee comes back with.