The Renewable Energy Sources Act provides for a system of fixed feed-in tariffs for electricity generated from renewable energy sources. The tables below provide an overview of the German feed-in tariffs for facilities commissioned in 2009. For facilities commissioned in 2010, the feed-in tariffs can be found here.
Please note: Some of the details of the feed-in tariffs (e.g. regarding eligibility, bonuses, degression, etc.) are more complicated than they may appear. Not all details are fully reflected in the tables below, and should therefore be properly reviewed on a case by case basis.
| Hydropower (§ 23 EEG) | ||
Facilities of up to 5 MW – new |
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| Share of capacity | ||
| Up to 500 kW | 12.67 | |
| Up to 2 MW | 8.65 | |
| Up to 5 MW | 7.65 | |
Facilities of up to 5 MW – modernised/revitalised |
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| Share of capacity | ||
| Up to 500 kW | 11.67 | |
| Up to 5 MW | 8.65 | |
Facilities over 5 MW |
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| Increase in capacity | ||
| Up to 500 kW | 7.29 | |
| Up to 10 MW | 6.32 | |
| Up to 20 MW | 5.80 | |
| Up to 50 MW | 4.34 | |
| Over 50 MW | 3.50 | |
| Degression for Hydropower | ||
| Over 5 MW | 1 % | |
Landfill gas, sewage gas and mine gas |
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Landfill gas (§ 24 EEG) |
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| Share of capacity | ||
| Up to 500 kW | 9.00 | |
| Up to 5 MW | 6.16 | |
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Sewage gas (§ 25 EEG) |
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| Share of capacity | ||
| Up to 500 kW | 7.11 | |
| Up to 5 MW | 6.16 | |
Mine gas (§ 26 EEG) |
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| Share of capacity | ||
| Up to 1 MW | 7.16 | |
| Up to 5 MW | 5.16 | |
| Over 5 MW | 4.16 | |
Bonuses for landfill gas, sewage gas, mine gas |
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| Technology bonus for facilities of up to 5 MW | ||
| Innovative Plant Technology | ||
| Reprocessing facilities for landfill gas and sewage gas | ||
| a) up to a maximum of 350 m³/hour | 2.00 | |
| b) up to a maximum of 700 m³/hour | 1.00 | |
Degression for landfill gas, sewage gas, mine gas |
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| EEG 2009 | ||
| Basic Fees and Bonuses | 1.5 % | |
Biomass (§ 27 EEG) |
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Basic fees |
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| Share of capacity | ||
| Up to 150 kW | 11.67 | |
| Up to 500 kW | 9.18 | |
| Up to 5 MW | 8.25 | |
| Up to 20 MW | 7.79 | |
Bonuses for Biomass I |
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| Bonus for the use of renewable raw materials (“Nawaro Bonus”) | ||
| Share of capacity up to 150 kW | ||
| Biomass excluding biogas | 6.00 | |
| Biogas | 7.00 | |
| – with at least 30% use of farmland manure or slurry | +4.0 | |
| – plant material predominantly | +2.0 | |
| from landscape conservation | ||
| Share of capacity up to 500 kW | ||
| solid biomass | 6.00 | |
| liquid biomass | 01) | |
| gas biomass | 6.00 | |
| Biogas | 7.00 | |
| – minimum 30% manure | +1.0 | |
| – plant material predominantly from landscape conservation | +2.0 | |
| Capacity up to 5 MW | ||
| solid biomass | 4.00 | |
| liquid biomass | 01) | |
| gas biomass | 4.00 | |
| where wood burnt/ | 2.50 | |
| where wood from short rotation | ||
| coppice and landscape | 4.00 | |
| management material burnt | ||
| 1) Only for facilities commissioned after 1.1.2009 | ||
Bonuses for Biomass II |
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| Technology bonus for facilities up to 5 MW | ||
| Innovative Plant Technology | ||
| Gas Reprocessing: | ||
| a) up to a maximum of 350 m³/hour | 2.00 | |
| b) up to a maximum of 700 m³/hour | 1.00 | |
Combined heat and power (CHP) bonus (only for the share of feed-in deemed to be CHP electricity) |
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| Up to 20 MW | 3.00 2) | |
| 2) Also for existing facilities operated as facility 3 CHP for the first time after 31.12.2008. Existing facilities with a capacity up to 500 kW, when the facility 3 requirements are met. | ||
Degression for Biomass |
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| Basic Fees and Bonuses | 1.0% | |
Geothermal (§ 28 EEG) |
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| Basic Fees | ||
| Share of capacity | EEG 2009 3) | |
| Up to 10 MW | 16.00 | |
| From 10 MW | 10.50 | |
| 3) For installations operating prior to 1.1.2016 the basic fee is raised by 4.00 ct/kWh. | ||
Bonuses |
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| Heat cogeneration bonus | ||
| Capacity up to 10 MW | 3.00 | |
| For facilities of up to 10 MW with petrothermal technology | 4.00 | |
| “Quick Starter Bonus” | 4.00 | |
Degression for Geothermal |
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| Basic Fees and Bonuses: | 1.0% | |
Onshore wind (§§ 29, 30 EEG) |
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| Basic Fees | ||
| Initial fee (first 5 years from start of operation; plus extension formula time) | 9.2 | |
| Base fee | 5.02 | |
Payments for system services from onshore wind turbine generators |
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| System services bonus | ||
| For facilities commissioned 2002-2008 retrofitted by 1.1.2011 – payable for 5 yrs | 0.70 | |
| Where new technical requirements for facilities commissioned between 1.1.2009 and 1.1.2014 have been fulfilled, initial fee rises by | 0.50 | |
Degression |
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| Basic Fees and Bonuses: | 1.0% | |
Offshore wind (§ 31 EEG) |
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Basic fees |
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| Initial fee (first 12 years of operation; extension for remote/deep water installations) | 13.00 | |
| additional 2 ct/kWh where commissioned before 1.1.2016 | ||
| Base fee | 3.50 | |
Degression |
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| From 2015 | 5.0% | |
Solar radiation (§§ 32, 33 EEG) |
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Roof-mounted facilities |
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| Capacity | ||
| Up to 30 kW | 43.01 | |
| Up to 100 kW | 40.91 | |
| Up to 1 MW | 39.58 | |
| Over 1 MW | 33.00 | |
Electricity produced is used within building/facility |
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| Capacity | ||
| Up to 30 kW | 25.01 | |
Freestanding facilities |
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| Irrespective of capacity (additional requirements apply) | 31.94 | |
Degression for solar radiation |
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| Basic fee & bonuses | ||
| Freestanding Facilities | 2010 | 10.0% 4) |
| from 2011 | 9.0% 4) | |
| Roof Systems up to 100 kW | 2010 | 8.0% 4) |
| from 2011 | 9.0% 4) | |
| Roof Systems over 100 kW | 2010 | 10.0% 4) |
| from 2011 | 9.0% 4) | |
| 4) 1% increase/decrease depending on additional installed capacity previous year |
