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Entry into the general PV obligation for new buildings

Above all, he said, the agreement on mandatory PV was groundbreaking. "We are the first state to install solar as standard on new non-residential buildings. This is innovative and courageous. It makes building modern and climate protection a matter of course."

In the non-residential sector, for example on warehouses and production halls or car parks, there is enormous potential, said Untersteller. These roof surfaces are made for large systems.

Untersteller sees the PV obligation on non-residential buildings as an introduction to a general PV obligation for new buildings, which he believes must come in the next few years. "Not only in Baden-Württemberg," says Untersteller.

Apart from the boost for solar energy and climate protection, the PV obligation will also secure and create jobs.

Municipal heat planning

Another key element in the new climate protection law will be municipal heating planning, Untersteller continued. The approximately 100 large cities and municipalities, in which about half of the people in Baden-Württemberg live, will be obliged by the law to submit a comprehensive heating plan. "On the basis of such planning, a lot will move and can be moved in the municipalities in the direction of renewable heat. For example, innovative neighbourhood concepts or the expansion of heating networks will make progress," said Untersteller. The costs for the planning will be borne by the state.

"The amendment to the Climate Protection Act will move Baden-Württemberg forward," the Environment Minister affirmed. "We are continuing to develop our climate protection policy and are thus fulfilling our obligation to future generations."

Source: PM of the Ministry for the Environment, Climate and Energy Management Baden-Württemberg from 13.05.2020

Mietersonne Kaulsdorf, Germany's largest tenant power project with almost 3.4 megawatts (MW) of capacity, is being built by Berliner Stadtwerke for the Berlin housing association berlinovo in Marzahn-Hellersdorf. Tenants of 4,300 apartments will be able to benefit from the green electricity generated directly on their roofs.

The dimensions of the project, consisting of 39 solar systems on one hundred residential buildings in the district between Wuhletal and Hellersdorfer Strasse, speak for themselves: a total of 27,000 m² are covered with modules, which corresponds to 3.8 times the area of a football pitch. The yield is estimated at around 2.9 million kilowatt hours per year, which is equivalent to the entire electricity requirements of 1,200 two-person households. This means that approx. 1,580 tons of CO₂-emissions were avoided. Berliner Stadtwerke is investing around €3.75 million in this project. This year, 2.0 MW of the total 3.4 MW will be installed, around 60 percent of which have already been installed on the roofs since May. A further 1.4 MW is to follow in 2020 and 2021.

"Berlin is catching up," says Berlin's energy senator Ramona Pop. "We still have a lot of space on our roofs that we can use to work sustainably and efficiently for the energy transition here in the city. Until the federal government finally meets the requirements of the urban energy transition, we cannot wait, after all, the climate crisis is not waiting either. We are working at full speed to expand solar energy in Berlin. With the Mietersonne project, we are taking the biggest step on this path so far."

Finance Senator Dr. Matthias Kollatz explains: "In order to achieve Berlin's ambitious climate protection goals, we must double the speed of the energy transition. Relying on private initiatives alone is not enough. The commitment of the public sector is required. This example of municipal cooperation is exemplary - and an important driver in a very central climate protection area."

"We built the largest part of the facility this year," says Stadtwerke Managing Director Dr. Kerstin Busch. "Important for the success of the project is a high level of acceptance among the tenants, which we are also promoting on site with our own customer center at the Spree Center, among other things." Including the Mietersonne Kaulsdorf project, Stadtwerke will install around 4 MWp on Berlin roofs this year.

"Thanks to the cooperation with Berliner Stadtwerke, berlinovo tenants in the Kaulsdorf district will in future be able to obtain cheap local and clean electricity 365 days a year. At the same time, we are making the plat-ten buildings fit for the future and helping to achieve Berlin's climate targets," emphasises Alf Aleithe, Managing Director of berlinovo.

Berlin public utility company

Berliner Stadtwerke is a subsidiary of Berliner Wasserbetriebe. They are committed to consumer-oriented energy generation and environmentally friendly supply concepts based on renewable energies. To date, Berliner Stadtwerke has invested €30.4 million in renewable energies, in Berlin primarily in new solar power plants in the districts. This means they have built more than 40 percent of the solar capacity installed in Berlin since 2016. Information about and registration for the environmentally friendly "berlinStrom" at www.berlinerstadtwerke.de

About berlinovo

berlinovo was formed in 2012 from BIH Berliner Immobilien Holding GmbH, founded in 2006, and its subsidiaries. berlinovo is an investment of the State of Berlin. The portfolio includes 246 properties, one of which is abroad. Nationwide, berlinovo manages 23,500 rental units with a total rental area of 2.55 million m² and an annual target rent of over €249.0 million. These include around 15,200 apartments, 6,500 furnished apartments and 1,800 commercial units (as of 31 December 2018). berlinovo employs around 340 people.

Source: PM on 10/16/2019

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Cooperation between municipal utilities and berlinovo for largest German tenant electricity project

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