Green Electricity Act 2012

New feed-in tariffs for renewable electricity were determined in December 2012 by the Federal Ministry for Economics, Family and Youth, for new contracts for electricity produced from wind, biomass, biogas, landfill and sewage gas, geothermal and solar in EUR cents/kWh.

Contracts for wind energy, solar PV, landfill and sewage gas and geothermal energy last 13 years, while the rest (biomass and other biogas) last 15 years.

 | Renewable source | Power plant capacity | Period of time | Feed-in tariff rate in EUR cents/kWh
| Wind | All sizes | 13 years | 9.50
| Sewage gas | 6.00
| Landfill gas | 5.00
| Geothermal | 7.50
| Solar PV | Up to 5 kWp | FIT unavailable; installations benefit from an investment subsidy
| 5 – 20 kWp | 13 years | 25.00
| Over 20 kWp | 19.00
| Building integrated solar PV | Up to 5 kWp | FIT unavailable; installations benefit from an investment subsidy
| 5 – 20 kWp | 13 years | 27.60
| Over 20 kWp | 23.00
| Solid biomass | Up to 500 kW | 15 years | 14.98
| 500 kW - 1 MW | 13.54
| 1 – 1.5 MW | 13.10
| 1.5 – 2 MW | 12.97
| 2 – 5 MW | 14.93
| 5 – 10 MW | 12.06
| Over 10 MW | 10.00
| Liquid biomass | All sizes | 6.12
| Biogas (from agriculture products and waste) | Under 250 kW | 18.50
 | 250 – 500 kW | 16.50
 | Over 500 kW | 13.00

For waste containing high solid biomass content, the tariff is reduced by 25% or 40% depending on the type of biomass.

Co-combustion of solid biomass in thermal power plants: 6.12 EUR cents/kWh. This tariff is reduced by 20% or 30% depending on the type of biomass.

Tariffs are reduced 20% for biogas from the co-fermentation of waste materials.

A supplement of 2.00 is received when used in efficient cogeneration, or for treatment of natural gas quality.

 

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