Overview

• The Bundesverband des Solarhandwerks cautions that ending subsidies for new small photovoltaic systems could trigger insolvencies and a new wave of job cuts.
• The association reports that consumers, unsettled by the discussion, are postponing rooftop projects by up to a year, risking lost orders for installers.
• Economics Minister Katherina Reiche argues new private PV already pays off without support and wants future systems paired with storage, made controllable and marketed.
• Reiche also signals plans for PV and wind operators to shoulder more of the grid expansion costs to ease financial strain and push market integration.
• With no policy change enacted yet, companies and trade groups have launched coordinated letter campaigns to lawmakers and regional media to press their case.