Germany: solar and prosumers

Solar installations from the country's official register, by type and by region, and the tariff paid for energy fed into the grid.

Solar installations

6,395,688

in the register on 13 October 2026

Installed capacity

131GW

gross capacity, all types

On buildings and balconies

6,375,718

64% of total capacity

By installation type

How many installations of each type there are, how much capacity they have and the average size.

Type	Installations	MW	Share of capacity	Average kW
On buildings	4,846,106	82,200	63%	17
Ground-mounted (parks)	19,834	46,746	36%	2,356.9
Plug-in (balcony) systems	1,529,612	1,671	1%	1.1
Other	136	58	0%	427.9

By region: buildings and balconies

Installations on buildings and plug-in systems, the part that belongs to homes and businesses, in megawatts.

< 1,0001,000–2,0002,000–10,000≥ 10,000MW

1 Bayern 19,937MW
2 Nordrhein-Westfalen 14,376MW
3 Baden-Württemberg 13,385MW
4 Niedersachsen 9,575MW
5 Hessen 4,920MW
6 Rheinland-Pfalz 4,434MW
7 Sachsen 2,969MW
8 Brandenburg 2,958MW
9 Sachsen-Anhalt 2,793MW
10 Schleswig-Holstein 2,675MW
11 Thüringen 2,127MW
12 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 1,832MW
13 Saarland 792MW
14 Berlin 575MW
15 Hamburg 305MW
16 Bremen 220MW

Full table by region

Region	Installations	MW	Average kW
Bayern	1,423,669	19,937	14
Nordrhein-Westfalen	1,183,490	14,376	12.1
Baden-Württemberg	1,018,406	13,385	13.1
Niedersachsen	725,870	9,575	13.2
Hessen	430,982	4,920	11.4
Rheinland-Pfalz	379,197	4,434	11.7
Sachsen	229,863	2,969	12.9
Brandenburg	192,353	2,958	15.4
Sachsen-Anhalt	146,097	2,793	19.1
Schleswig-Holstein	216,933	2,675	12.3
Thüringen	139,059	2,127	15.3
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	95,442	1,832	19.2
Saarland	77,334	792	10.2
Berlin	64,685	575	8.9
Hamburg	33,240	305	9.2
Bremen	19,098	220	11.5

Solar capacity, year by year

Total capacity at the end of each year; the last row is the current year.

201640,679MW
201742,293MW
201845,207MW
201948,864MW
202054,509MW
202160,219MW
202267,797MW
202383,258MW
2024100,755MW
2025118,050MW
IX.2026130,675MW

Tariff for energy fed into the grid

For building installations commissioned between 1 August 2026 and 31 December 2026, in cents per kWh.

Installed capacity	Surplus feed-in	Full feed-in
up to 10 kW	7.70 ct/kWh	12.22 ct/kWh
up to 40 kW	6.66 ct/kWh	10.24 ct/kWh
up to 100 kW	5.44 ct/kWh	10.24 ct/kWh

The tariff is fixed by commissioning date and capacity. With surplus feed-in the ordinary rate applies and the owner consumes the rest; with full feed-in all output goes to the grid and the higher rate can be claimed. The law behind this table applies until 31 December 2026; the next rule is under parliamentary debate.

Plug-in (balcony) systems

Maximum panel capacity

2,000W

Maximum inverter capacity

800VA

Systems in operation

1,529,612

1,671 MW

Every installation must be registered in the national register within one month of commissioning.

Where the figures come from

The figures are transcribed from the publications above, as of the date shown; nothing is estimated.