Balcony solar systems in Dortmund

Balcony solar systems in Dortmund: funding and application

Overview

Balcony solar systems are small photovoltaic installations for plug sockets. They are also called plug-in solar devices or mini PV systems. The municipal funding programme for plug-in solar devices in Dortmund is currently exhausted.

Funding in Dortmund

Since November 2023, the City of Dortmund funded plug-in solar devices at 50 % of costs, up to a maximum of 500 EUR. Low-income households received 95 % of costs, up to a maximum of 950 EUR. More than 1.100 Antries have fully exhausted the budget of 200.000 EUR since January 2024.

Whether and when the city will provide new funds is currently unclear. Check the programme page regularly for a new edition.

Programme page: dortmund.de, Förderung für Steckersolargeräte

Local providers

State and federal funding

North Rhine-Westphalia had a state programme for solar installations called progres.nrw. The state has since discontinued this programme. Since January 2023, the zero VAT rate for private photovoltaic installations has applied nationwide. The technical rules and the requirement to register in the Marktstammdatenregister apply uniformly nationwide. Details can be found in the background document Balkonkraftwerke in Deutschland.

Tenants' rights

Under § 554 BGB, tenants are entitled to install a plug-in solar device. Landlords may not impose a blanket ban on installation. They may set reasonable conditions, for example concerning the type of mounting.

Registration with the grid operator

The grid operator in Dortmund is Dortmunder Netz GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of DEW21. Since Solarpaket I, separate registration with the grid operator is no longer required. The grid operator receives the information automatically through the Marktstammdatenregister.

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