Overview

• Parliamentary Greens published a position paper calling for a guaranteed payment for excess rooftop solar power, a fast grid connection for new systems, more smart meters and flexible tariffs, and a “Solar booster” for public buildings.
• Economy Minister Katherina Reiche recently argued new small PV systems no longer need subsidies and is pursuing tenders for roughly 20 gigawatts of flexible gas capacity, with financing options reported from the Climate and Transformation Fund.
• A ministerial monitoring report due this week is expected to inform decisions on subsidy design, grid requirements and backup capacity, with separate EU approvals still needed for gas‑plant auction rules.
• Industry groups, consumer advocates and activists warn that talk of ending feed‑in payments is already creating uncertainty, citing petitions, reported order slowdowns for installers and concerns about investment freezes.
• Regional data show strong PV expansion alongside midday curtailment and grid bottlenecks, underscoring calls to accelerate storage deployment and digitalization to use more solar power when it is produced.