ᐅ Implications of the Coalition Agreement for Home Builders?
Created on: 24 Nov 2021 18:52
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Has anyone here already looked into the coalition agreement presented today and its implications for (us) homebuilders?
A positive point for new homeowners could be that there will be an exemption for property transfer tax if the property will be owner-occupied. The rent control measures are planned to be extended. There is a goal to build 400,000 new homes, of which 100,000 will be publicly subsidized.
As the operator of a gas condensing boiler, I would have been very interested to know whether Nord Stream 2 will become operational or not, but I haven’t read anything about that. Natural gas-generated electricity is supposed to be phased out by 2040, whatever “phased out” actually means. In the mid-2030s, natural gas heating systems are expected to be discontinued.
A positive point for new homeowners could be that there will be an exemption for property transfer tax if the property will be owner-occupied. The rent control measures are planned to be extended. There is a goal to build 400,000 new homes, of which 100,000 will be publicly subsidized.
As the operator of a gas condensing boiler, I would have been very interested to know whether Nord Stream 2 will become operational or not, but I haven’t read anything about that. Natural gas-generated electricity is supposed to be phased out by 2040, whatever “phased out” actually means. In the mid-2030s, natural gas heating systems are expected to be discontinued.
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RotorMotor28 Nov 2021 10:59Bertram100 schrieb:
I can report that I am sufficiently equipped with photovoltaic panels (5.5 kWp) and a home battery (10 kWh), and both are quite useless in winter. Producing and storing enough energy in an environmentally friendly way is not that easy on such a small scale at the private household level. No, 5.5 kWp is definitely not well equipped but far too little.
And a 10 kWh battery is simply far too large.
It clearly shows how everyone dreams of storing energy without actually producing enough in the first place.
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Bertram10028 Nov 2021 11:01RotorMotor schrieb:
No, 5.5 kWp is not well-equipped at all but far too little. Well, that’s the maximum the roof can accommodate. If you want to generate properly, you also need enough space. This is especially not going to be available in urban areas. That’s why producing and storing your own energy isn’t as simple as it sounds.
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RotorMotor28 Nov 2021 11:03Bertram100 schrieb:
Well, that’s the maximum the roof can provide. If you want to produce it "properly," you also need the "proper" area.Oh, okay, so just a very small house with a maximum floor area of 50m² (540 ft²)? That would surprise me somehow, but if that’s the case, then everything is great.
Bertram100 schrieb:
storing isn’t as simple as it sounds.Why? You actually have significantly more storage capacity than you need!B
Bertram10028 Nov 2021 11:06RotorMotor schrieb:
Oh, okay, so just a very small house with a maximum of 50m² (540 sq ft) floor area?Yes, a mid-terrace house with 65m² (700 sq ft) floor area, plus a heat pump on the roof and a roof dome.Yes, I have enough storage, but it barely gets filled during the winter days. Therefore, I have to buy electricity daily. In bad weather, I generate about 20%-25% of my own electricity consumption from the total daily usage, and on sunny days up to 90%. In winter, when the days are shorter, this drops to 78%-80% even in sunny weather.
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RotorMotor28 Nov 2021 11:21Bertram100 schrieb:
yes, a mid-terrace house with a floor area of 65m2 (700 sq ft), Ok, that really isn’t much. But then for 130m2 (1400 sq ft) of living space, it’s simply too little photovoltaic capacity.
Bertram100 schrieb:
plus a heat pump on the roof and a roof dome. That naturally takes up some space as well.
And on a flat roof, the angle to the sun is often not ideal, especially in winter when the sun is very low on the horizon.
Bertram100 schrieb:
Yes, I have enough storage, but it barely fills up during the winter days. It looks like you simply got poor advice regarding the storage.
That’s probably the only point where the coalition agreement could have an impact.
Better advice?
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