The new Renewable Energy Sources Act 2014 provides for a somewhat revised system of fixed feed-in tariffs and marketing premiums for electricity generated from renewable energy sources. The tables below provide an overview of the German feed-in tariffs (ct/kWh) and are in principle effective from 1 August 2014. The feed-in tariffs are also the basis for calculating the applicable marketing premiums.
Please note: Feed-in tariffs are subject to changes, either by regular degression or by legislative changes. The information on this page may not have been updated to reflect the latest changes, and may not be correct.
Please also note: The tables do not reflect all details of the statutory requirements or all potential increases or reductions. Some of the details of the feed-in tariffs (e.g. regarding eligibility, bonuses, degression, etc.) are more complex than the tables can show. Furthermore, certain transitory provisions apply.
| Hydropower (§ 40 EEG) | ct/kWh |
| General rates* (according to share of capacity) | |
| share of capacity | |
| Up to 500 kW | 12.52** |
| Up to 2 MW | 8.25 |
| Up to 5 MW | 6.31 |
| Up to 10 MW | 5.54 |
| Up to 20 MW | 5.34 |
| Up to 50 MW | 4.28 |
| Over 50 MW | 3.50 |
| Yearly degression for hydropower plants rate from 1 January 2016 | 0.5% |
| *Additional provisions apply, e.g. pursuant to § 40(2) EEG the feed-in tariffs apply also to upgrading of hydropower plants put into operation before 2009. ** A reduction of 0.2 ct/kWh may apply if feed-in tariffs are chosen instead of direct marketing (§ 37(3) EEG). |
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| Landfill gas, sewage gas and mine gas | ct/kWh |
| Landfill gas (§ 41 EEG) | |
| Share of capacity | |
| Up to 500 kW | 8.42** |
| Up to 5 MW | 5.83 |
| Yearly degression for landfill gas plants rate from 1 January 2016 | 1.5% |
| Sewage gas (§ 42 EEG) | |
| Share of capacity | |
| Up to 500 kW | 6.69** |
| Up to 5 MW | 5.83 |
| Yearly degression for sewage gas plants rate from 1 January 2016 | 1.5% |
| Mine gas (§ 43 EEG) | |
| Share of capacity | |
| Up to 1 MW | 6.74** |
| Up to 5 MW | 4.30 |
| Over 5 MW | 3.80 |
| Yearly degression for mine gas plants rate from 1 January 2016 | 1.5% |
| Biomass (§ 44 EEG) | ct/kWh |
| Basic tariff* | |
| Share of capacity | |
| Up to 150 kW | 13.66** |
| Up to 500 kW | 11.78** |
| Up to 5 MW | 10.55 |
| Up to 20 MW | 5.85 |
| Tariff biowaste installations and small manure gas | |
| Biowaste fermentation up to 500 kWel | 15.26 |
| Biowaste fermentation up to 500 kWel to 20 Mwel | 13.38 |
| Manure biogas up to 75 kWel | 23.73 |
| *Additional tariffs apply depending on raw materials | |
| Quarterly degression for biomass plants rate from 1 January 2016 | 0.5% |
| Geothermal (§ 48 EEG) | ct/kWh |
| Basic Fees | |
| Share of capacity | |
| Basic tariff | 25.20** |
| Yearly degression for geothermal plants rate from 1 January 2018 | 5.0% |
| Onshore wind (§ 49 EEG) | ct/kWh |
| Basic Fees | |
| Initial fee (first 5 years from start of operation; plus extension formula time*) | 8.90 |
| Base fee | 4.95 |
| Quarterly degression rate from 1 January 2016 | 0.4% |
| * Based on reference yield (Referenzertrag) ** A reduction of 0.4 ct/kWh may apply if feed-in tariffs are chosen instead of direct marketing (§ 37(3) EEG). |
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| Offshore wind (§ 50 EEG) | ct/kWh |
| Basic fees | |
| Initial fee (first 12 years of operation; extension for remote/deep water installations) | 15.40** |
| Initial tarif in acceleration model (first 8 years; start of operation before 1 January 2020) * | 19.40** |
| Basic tariff | 3.90** |
| Degression | |
| until 2018 | 0.5% |
| from 2018 until 2020 | 1.0% |
| from 2021 | 0.5% |
| * 18.4 ct/kWh starting 1 January 2018 ** A reduction of 0.4 ct/kWh may apply if feed-in tariffs are chosen instead of direct marketing (§ 37(3) EEG). |
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| Solar Feed-in Tariffs | ||||||
| Small Installations up to 500 kWp | ||||||
| § 32(2) EEG 2012/§ 51(2) EEG 2014 (Roofs/Noise Walls) | § 32(1) EEG 2013/§ 51(1) EEG 2014 (Other) | |||||
| up to 10 KWp | up to 40 kWp | up to 500 kWp | up to 500 kWp | |||
| Start of Operations | ||||||
| EEG 2012 | ||||||
| from 01.07.2014 | 12.88 | 12.22 | 10.9 | 8.92 | ||
| EEG 2014 | ||||||
| from 01.08.2014 | 12.75 | 12.4 | 11.09 | 8.83 | ||
| from 01.09.2014 (0.5% degression) | 12.69 | 12.34 | 11.03 | 8.79 | ||
| from 01.10.2014 (0.25% degression) | 12.65 | 12.31 | 11.01 | 8.76 | ||
| from 01.11.2014 (0.25% degression) | 12.62 | 12.28 | 10.98 | 8.74 | ||
| from 01.12.2014 (0.25% degression) | 12.59 | 12.25 | 10.95 | 8.72 |
| Solar Market Premium | ||||||
| Compulsory from 500 kWp | ||||||
| § 32(2) EEG 2012/§ 51(2) EEG 2014 (Roofs/Noise Walls) | § 32(1) EEG 2013/§ 51(1) EEG 2014 (Other) | |||||
| up to 10 KWp | up to 40 kWp | up to 1 MWp | up to 10 MWp | up to 10 MWp | ||
| Start of Operations | ||||||
| EEG 2012 | ||||||
| from 01.07.2014 | 12.88 | 12.22 | 10.9 | 8.92 | 8.92 | |
| EEG 2014 | ||||||
| from 01.08.2014 | 13.15 | 12.8 | 11.49 | 9.23 | 9.23 | |
| from 01.09.2014 (0.5% degression) | 13.08 | 12.74 | 11.43 | 9.18 | 9.18 | |
| from 01.10.2014 (0.25% degression) | 13.05 | 12.70 | 11.40 | 9.16 | 9.16 | |
| from 01.11.2014 (0.25% degression) | 13.02 | 12.67 | 11.38 | 9.14 | 9.14 | |
| from 01.12.2014 (0.25% degression) | 12.99 | 12.64 | 11.35 | 9.12 | 9.12 |
Question: Would the energy produced from RE sources – say from PV- and stored into a battery be eligible for either the full or a partial feed in tariff?
I am not an expert but according to what mentioned above, if the law entitles to the FIT an amount of energy by generation and not by in-feed to the grid, I’d expect stored energy to be eligible no matters what. Am I wrong?
thanks!
Daniele