Local guide

Germany

Practical starting points for your home-energy project, with links to the organisations responsible for local requirements.

Bring roof condition, electricity demand and connection work into the same plan before comparing offers.

Avoid an installation handover that leaves you unsure about the paperwork.

Test the extra value of storage against the solar installation you would have bought anyway.

Build a funding checklist around the current KfW guidance before making financial commitments.

A Germany-focused guide to comparing flexibility, price exposure and the less visible costs.

Understand the essentials

Start with your daily routine. The right combination depends as much on when you use electricity as on how much you use.

A simple tour of a home solar installation: panels, inverter, your home and the electricity grid.

Direction matters, but so do shade, roof condition and the practicalities of putting an installation in place.