Germany: The Titan of the Solar Industry...
After dominating the world stage as the leader in solar technology and the largest market for clean and renewable solar energy for over a decade, the German Parliament has decided to cut the feed in tariff for the fourth time in 2010. The tariffs for installations on farmland has been completely removed. As the prices of modules dropped, the planned scale-down of the feed in tariff was not enough to avoid investors earning insane returns, so they decided to cut it further. Although this cut seems a bit extreme, and the addition of self usage benefits complicate the tariff unnecessarily, the German Parliament seems to have sided with the utilities. After the election of a conservative coalition, the FDP, it was only a matter of time before the utility companies got their way.
However, after careful and extensive calculation, it is safe to say that the German market is still interesting for investors, particularly investors who own the property on which the power plant is to be built. True, the feed in tariffs have been cut unfairly, and too much for the industry to keep up. But, projects are still calculating profitably, and we still support the German market as an opportunity for investors. To all you investors out there - take the opportunity to explore your opportunities by visiting the link to our recommended provider (to the right). Our previous analysis of the German cuts was harsh, and for good reason. But after reviewing the calculations, the German market is still an attractive one.
Two thumbs up Germany, for maintaining your position as the world leader and staying ahead of the curve in market developments.
| Germany - FIT |
Tariffs for
October 1st 2010 through January 1st 2011 |
| 20 year feed in tariff |
Roof - Building - Facade Installations |
Free Field Installations
Conversion Areas |
Free Field Installations
Other Area Types |
| <30 kWp |
0.3303 € |
0.2426 € |
0.2537 € |
| 30 kWp<100 kWp |
0.3142 € |
0.2426 € |
0.2537 € |
| 100 kWp<1 MWp |
0.2973 € |
0.2426 € |
0.2537 € |
| >1 MWp |
0.2479 € |
0.2426 € |
0.2537 € |
Germany's Feed In Tariff Comment:
Click the money bags below to get today's conversion rates in EUR from www.xe.com I don't link to dollar conversions because it is currently too unstable.
Germany - self usage scheme
on roof surfaces only |
| 20 year energy cost + bonus |
Under 30% of produced energy used directly
(bonus value) |
Over 30% of produced energy used directly
(bonus value) |
| <30 kWp |
0.1650 € |
0.2088 € |
| 30 kWp<100 kWp |
0.1489 € |
0.1927 € |
| 100 kWp<1 MWp |
0.1321 € |
0.1759 € |
| >1 MWp |
No bonus |
No bonus |
