up to 150 kW

up to 500 kW

up to 5 MW

>5 MW

Hydropower1 Waste and mine gas2 Biomass2

9.38 7.33 10.99

up to 5 MW

9.38 7.33 9.46

up to 10 MW

6.45 6.36 8.51

up to 20 MW

special rule special rule 8.03

>20 MW

Geothermal3

15.00
up to 30 kW

14.0
up to 100 kW

8.95
>100 kW

7.16

Photovoltaics on roofs and noise barriers4 as solar faades4 ground-mounted5

49.21 54.21 37.95

46.81 51.81 37.95

46.30 51.30 37.95

special rule

No project ceiling Wind power6 Onshore Offshore

8.19 9.10

for at least five years (max. 20 years), 5.18 c/kWh afterwards for at least 12 years, special rule
1 2 3

Automatic annual rate reductions for systems connected after 2007 in %

1.0 1.5 1.0 (starting in 2010)

4 5 6

5.0 6.5 2.0

Figure 11.10 The Renewable Energy Act: Feed-in rates for new systems connected to the grid in 2007 (eurocent/kWh)
Source: The authors