ᐅ Experiences with photovoltaic systems on a house with five residential units?
Created on: 8 Dec 2019 12:42
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Pianist
Good day!
I am currently considering whether it might be more economical not to build another single-family house for my family on the remaining land, but instead to construct a building with five rentable units, each about 50 square meters (540 square feet). There is a high demand for smaller apartments in Berlin right now. The reason behind this is that the existing house is actually ideal for us, but it won’t generate adequate rent because it is tailored specifically to my professional needs (a recording studio in the basement).
I have a fundamental question: If I build something for myself, I would aim to make it as energy self-sufficient as possible. So, I would install a lot of photovoltaic panels on the roof to cover my own electricity consumption as much as possible, and some solar thermal panels to produce hot water in the summer. But if I build a property to rent out to five different tenants, is renewable energy still relevant? The tenants would probably be able to choose their own electricity suppliers, right? Does it even make sense to provide self-generated electricity? Or can I require tenants to take the electricity I produce?
As for heating, I would most likely just install a gas condensing boiler in the attic...
Matthias
I am currently considering whether it might be more economical not to build another single-family house for my family on the remaining land, but instead to construct a building with five rentable units, each about 50 square meters (540 square feet). There is a high demand for smaller apartments in Berlin right now. The reason behind this is that the existing house is actually ideal for us, but it won’t generate adequate rent because it is tailored specifically to my professional needs (a recording studio in the basement).
I have a fundamental question: If I build something for myself, I would aim to make it as energy self-sufficient as possible. So, I would install a lot of photovoltaic panels on the roof to cover my own electricity consumption as much as possible, and some solar thermal panels to produce hot water in the summer. But if I build a property to rent out to five different tenants, is renewable energy still relevant? The tenants would probably be able to choose their own electricity suppliers, right? Does it even make sense to provide self-generated electricity? Or can I require tenants to take the electricity I produce?
As for heating, I would most likely just install a gas condensing boiler in the attic...
Matthias