There's an effort underway (drafts created) where if you were going to build a new house in Germany....you would be under a mandate to have solar panels installed as part of the building process. Even if you were anti-solar? Yes.
It's not openly discussed or chatted about, but most expect this regulation to occur in the next year.
A regulated process? Some suggest that it'll be audited or inspected somewhere in the process, and someone will confirm it's connected up to the grid and at least operational on day one.
A cost factor? Well...here's the sad part of the story. I stood at the Munich solar 'show' back around three years ago, and the various aspects were laid out. One thing that bothered me.....each year....the panel decreases in terms of capability. If you were really lucky....you'd have a good panel producing a minimum amount of power for around 15 years. Somewhere between the 15th and 20th year....you might as well plan on a complete renovation project (new panels). That part of the story didn't sound that great to me.
The odds in twenty years that half the homes have the original panels....producing a marginal amount of power, and the home-owners don't care....nor will they purchase new panels? I'd say it'll be a regular trend that you see.
That's the problem with this mandating mentality....you think you can force people to go down a certain path, and eventually wake up one day....to find that the path is mostly non-existent.
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