ᐅ Current Prices for Photovoltaic Systems / Experiences with Reliability?

Kati2022 schrieb:

Great offer. Nowadays, I think these are just wishful prices.

Have you already spoken with the tax office? Are you running this 13 kWp (kilowatt peak) system as a hobby?
I also have an offer for 12.4 kWp (about €1250/kWp net), but I’m concerned that the tax office might not recognize it as a hobby activity.

Why do you want it to be recognized as a hobby? The effort involved in filing a tax return for the system is quite manageable, and you can get the VAT refunded as a result.

Otherwise, in my opinion, the 10 kWp (kilowatt peak) limit is relevant to have the system recognized as a hobby.

Kati2022 schrieb:

I’m not a tax specialist, but I was told that if it’s not considered a hobby activity, then dealing with the tax office is quite complicated.

You don’t have to believe everything you hear. I estimate about 1 minute for filing VAT returns (monthly / quarterly and later only once a year). Plus 15 minutes for profit calculation ==> personal experience from two systems

For the quarterly VAT return (which you can’t avoid even with a hobby business, unless you have plenty of money to spare and don’t want to reclaim VAT), it usually takes me about 15 minutes. And you only save preparing the income surplus statement once a year. Since you have to file your taxes anyway, you might as well provide three more figures.

So: fill your roofs completely and don’t let artificial obstacles stop you!
I can’t say it often enough: EVERY photovoltaic system is too small!
Example: Bad weather → 10% system output. What can you really get from 1 kW on the roof?! You won’t be washing clothes or charging an electric car twice with that!

Kati2022 schrieb:

Great offer. I think nowadays these are just aspirational prices.

Have you already spoken with the tax office? Are you running this 13 kWp system just as a hobby?
I also have an offer for 12.4 kWp (about €1250/kWp net), but I’m worried the tax office might not recognize it as a hobby.

A family friend living about 300 m (984 feet) as the crow flies from our construction site installed a similarly sized system 6 months ago. They registered it and got VAT refunded. Is that what you mean by hobby? Otherwise, I still need to read through it carefully. I can only register it once the registration and installation are complete.

Do you register photovoltaic systems now as a small business or something else?

The intention to generate profit and exemption from sales tax are two completely different matters and are not dependent on each other!

Neubau2022 schrieb:

Are you registering your photovoltaic system now as a small business or something else?

It is automatically considered a business as soon as you feed electricity into the grid for compensation… no matter the size.