IN Germany the number of small balcony power plants producing solar energy has increased significantly. Now tenants and owners apartments they will be able to easier install solar panelsbecause it was previously adopted by Bundestag approved changes in regulations on Thursday evening (26/09/2024) Bundesrat.
Germany. Great convenience for balcony power plants
This applies in particular to changes in the law regarding lease and ownership of premises. So-called photovoltaic devices connected to a socket will be included in the catalog of construction changes to which tenants will now be entitled.
This means that owners and tenants they will not be able to refuse consent to install a photovoltaic device, for example on a balcony. At the same time, owners and the housing community can still intervene in the way systems are installed in the building: exceptions include, among others: historic buildings.
Change for the better
Until now, tenants needed explicit consent owner apartments. And if he planned to install a balcony power plant in a multi-family building, he had to obtain the consent of the housing community.
German The Solar Energy Industry Association welcomed the decision. Deleted a common obstacle to construction balcony power plants. As a result, the association expects a sharp increase in demand. In Germany, it has already been registered with the Federal Network Agency 563 thousand this type of solar devices.
The amendment to the Act also simplifies the organization of regular meetings of the housing community in the form of videoconferencing. In the future, owners will be able to decide by a three-quarters majority that the meeting will be held solely in a virtual format. The existing veto rights of individual owners are abolished.
(DPA,AfP/jar)
The article comes from the website Deutsche Welle.