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Funding overview: Solar carports & charging infrastructure for companies

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Promotion of solar carports & charging infrastructure for companies

This brief documentation bundles current funding and framework conditions for the purchase of a solar carport and connected charging infrastructure in Germany - with a focus on North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW).

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What support options are available?*

KfW loan "Renewable energies - Standard (270)"

 

  • Low-interest subsidized loan for PV systems (incl. battery storage possible)
  • Can also be used for PV carports on company premises
  • Application usuallyUsually via the house bank (pass-through principle)
  • Type of funding: subsidized loan

Source: KfW, program page 270.

 

EEG remuneration / market premium

 

  • EEG subsidy rates apply to solar power fed into the grid, guaranteed for 20 years from commissioning
  • Applies to systems up to 100 kW (feed-in tariff) or up to 1 MW (values to be applied/market premium) - depending on the operating model (partial vs. full feed-in)
  • Type of subsidy: ongoing remuneration / premium in accordance with the EEG.

Source: Federal Network Agency (overview & remuneration rates, values to be applied in 2025).

 

Federal funding for charging infrastructure (BMDV/BMWK)

 

  • Grants for the procurement/installation of charging infrastructure, incl. grid connection; partly publicly accessible charging points, partly non-public (in-house) - depending on the call for funding
  • Calls are made periodically; conditions (e.g. funding rate, upper limits, DC/AC) vary depending on the tender
  • Note: Some calls (e.g. for non-publicly accessible fast-charging infrastructure) are limited in time and may already be closed - new rounds will follow according to experience
  • Type of funding: Grant (investment funding, often de minimis).

Source: BMDV Charging Infrastructure Guideline (publicly accessible), National Charging Infrastructure Control Center (NOW), PTJ pages on funding calls.

 

NRW - State funding (progres.nrw) for companies

 

  • Subsidies for in-house charging points (AC/partly DC) incl. grid connection and control/load management
  • Up to 40% of eligible expenditure, often 20% for large companies
  • Details and availability per funding period - observe guidelines/budget limits
  • Type of funding: Grant

Source: BRA.NRW state portals (modules "Charging infrastructure not accessible to the public"; "Fast charging infrastructure for commercially used commercial vehicles"), Info-Portal Elektromobilität.NRW.

 

What else speaks in favor of the mobility transition for companies*

NRW solar obligation for commercial parking spaces

 

  • In NRW, a solar obligation applies to parking lots with ≥ 35 parking spaces (building application from 01.01.2022) - usually in the commercial sector.Usually in the commercial sector.
  • A PV carport fulfills this obligation and creates additional benefits (weather/heat protection, corporate sustainability, electricity for charging points).

Source: IHK Düsseldorf on mandatory PV parking spaces in NRW.

 

Economic efficiency & decarbonization

 

  • Self-consumption of PV electricity avoids grid electricity costs
  • EEG remuneration for surpluses
  • Electrification of the fleet (GHG balance, reporting/CSRD) + Comfort for employees/customers through parking spaces protected from the weather.

*All information on the guidelines and funding opportunities mentioned are without guarantee and are for guidance only; the respective guidelines/publications of the funding bodies are authoritative.

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