Featured in Europe’s solar reshuffle – 11-2014

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Commercial rooftop PV in Germany: The recent amendment of the German Renewable Energy Act (EEG) includes an EEG levy on self-consumed solar power. Joachim Goldbeck, Björn Lamprecht, managing directors of the Goldbeck Solar GmbH, an EPC based in Hirschberg, Germany, say that it is nevertheless possible to achieve attractive rates of return.

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pv magazine

27 Oct 2014

pv magazine: Are commercial solar PV systems still profitable in Germany in spite of the partial charge on self-consumption? Björn Lamprecht: These investments continue to be profitable. The charge somewhat reduces the return and slightly delays the payback period for commercial enterprises. According to our calculations, the rate of return will fall from 7% to …

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