Clearer signals, the German federal government is planning to launch a new PV subsidy restrictions in the form. According to the latest program, only the highest per kW generating capacity does not exceed 900kWh system to qualify for subsidies. (Ie the excess from the system operators to bear) do the same provisions, the first to benefit will be the Chinese components and inverter suppliers.

    At present, the Ministry of Economic Affairs on the discussions of the PV subsidy is in the white-hot stage. At the same time, it seems very likely to implement monthly reduction of PV subsidies, subsidies on a monthly basis will decrement the digits. The initiative is designed to avoid such as the December 2011 end of installed tide phenomenon.

    However, recently further evidence that the federal government is planning restrictions on subsidies for PV modules. According to informed sources about the consultation, the subsidy limit will be set to 900kWh per kWh generating capacity. Better place in the German lighting conditions, the photovoltaic system an annual generating capacity of 1150kWh. Once the solar power generation capacity exceeds the quota, the proposal plan surplus generating capacity by the system operators to sell their own.

     Obviously, the German Federal Ministry of Environment is the author of this new PV subsidy proposal. Ministry of Environment did not to comment on the consultative status. The Ministry only confirmed that talks are in a highly nervous stage.

    The next step will be the Minister of the Environment, Roth root, the Christian Democratic Party started discussions with the Minister of Economic Affairs, Philip Rossler. PV subsidy rates by the end of February will be submitted for discussion.

    The BSW-Solar, the German Photovoltaic Industry Association, said the proposal did not understand In addition, the proposal would be "expressly rejected". In accordance with the present situation, to sell electricity surplus in the photovoltaic industry is almost impossible to imagine. The future, energy trading seems can not be an accurate count of photovoltaic power generation.

    The bill is in the discussion stage, but hides many traps and uncertainties in the PV power plant operators. The sale of photovoltaic power generation surplus is very difficult for small and medium-sized PV system operators. In addition, the power plant income will not be able to plan ahead, the financing of the components will become more difficult.

    With the introduction of this new requirement, the federal government needs to further take into account the current renewable energy bill EEG conflict between the components that enhance the efficiency and the quality of the inverter will no longer be encouraged. In fact, the new law will encourage the use of cheap components and inverter, and most of these products from the Asian market.

    In addition, planning and maintenance of PV systems in the bill will become unattractive. The first affected will be small and medium enterprises in Germany. For them, the countless contract came to naught.