The German government has announced plans to reduce its feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme for commercial and industrial rooftop solar installations of up to 750 kW next year, with additional cuts to be implemented in monthly stages. Under the new rules, which will come into effect from 1 January 2017, customers who install a photovoltaic (PV) system on their roof can receive an annual subsidy equal to around €100 per kilowatt hour (k@@ The move means the tariff will reduce by an overall of 11% by the end of the adjustment period, rather than the 20% that was first proposed.
The German government has announced plans to reduce its feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme for commercial and industrial rooftop solar installations of up to 750 kW next year, with additional cuts to be implemented in monthly stages. A draft bill for the project stated that the tariff will be cut to €0.0987/kWh ($0.1119/kWh) at the beginning of February, with the price then set to fall to €0.0939/kWh in March and €0.0890/kWh in April. The move means the tariff will reduce by an overall of 11% by the end of the adjustment period, rather than the 20% that was first proposed.