July 12, 2024, 9:25 am | Read time: 2 minutes
Operators of rooftop or balcony photovoltaic systems will face an important change on August 1, 2024, which will have financial implications. What exactly is it about?
On August 1, 2024, significant changes are coming for photovoltaics. Operators should be aware of the deadline and ideally take appropriate measures beforehand. These adjustments will also affect the yield if you feed the self-generated electricity into the grid.
Feed-in Tariff for Photovoltaics Decreases Starting August 1
The feed-in tariff for photovoltaics last decreased in February 2024, and it will happen again at the beginning of August. Operators of solar systems will then receive about one percent less compensation for fed-in electricity, as informed by the Consumer Center. For July 2024, the current feed-in tariff is still 8.11 cents/kWh. The following table provides an overview of the changes in compensation for 2024:
What the Feed-in Tariff Depends On
Once a photovoltaic system is commissioned, the amount of the state feed-in tariff remains constant for 20 years. However, the tariff varies not only by the commissioning date but also by the size of the system.
For example, the tariff for surplus feed-in and a system capacity of up to 10 kWp is 8.11 cents/kWh. For systems with a capacity of up to 40 kWp, it is 7.03 cents/kWh, and for systems up to 100 kWp, it is 5.74 cents/kWh. Therefore, the capacity of the PV system, along with the date, is crucial for determining the exact amount of the feed-in tariff.
What’s Next for the Tariff?
“Currently, PV systems are especially worthwhile for operators who use the self-produced electricity for their own household–such as to charge an electric car at the wallbox. The tariff is no longer particularly lucrative, at least not as it was a few years ago. There is a lot of movement in this area right now. The government is currently considering fundamentally changing the feed-in tariff. On one hand, bureaucracy is to be reduced, and on the other, the 20-year guaranteed tariff as we know it today could be eliminated.”