Where does the EEG solar money go?
Payments to PV plants in 2025 by the plant's location in the MaStR. Click an area to select it; double-click or use the button to go one level down.
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Measure
16 states · 2025
Classes: quintiles of the areas shownHover over an area for its value.
Payments< €104 m≥ €104 m≥ €358 m≥ €523 m≥ €988 m
€ per inhabitant: population as of 31 December 2025 (Statistisches Bundesamt). Net cost at the billing year's solar market value. Payments are placed where the plant stands, not where its operator is based; large solar parks are often owned by companies from other regions. Boundaries: © BKG (2026) dl-de/by-2-0 (data sources). Population: © Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), 2026.
Ranking: states · Payments
| # | States | Payments | Payments | Net cost | € per inhabitant | € per kW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern | €3.33 bn | €3.33 bn | €2.81 bn | €251 | €137 |
| 2 | Baden-Württemberg | €1.62 bn | €1.62 bn | €1.34 bn | €144 | €142 |
| 3 | Nordrhein-Westfalen | €1.25 bn | €1.25 bn | €1.01 bn | €70 | €114 |
| 4 | Niedersachsen | €988 m | €988 m | €816 m | €123 | €117 |
| 5 | Brandenburg | €598 m | €598 m | €521 m | €234 | €104 |
| 6 | Rheinland-Pfalz | €536 m | €536 m | €442 m | €130 | €130 |
| 7 | Hessen | €523 m | €523 m | €427 m | €83 | €124 |
| 8 | Schleswig-Holstein | €416 m | €416 m | €357 m | €140 | €136 |
| 9 | Sachsen-Anhalt | €390 m | €390 m | €347 m | €184 | €98 |
| 10 | Sachsen | €358 m | €358 m | €310 m | €89 | €106 |
| 11 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | €264 m | €264 m | €234 m | €168 | €78 |
| 12 | Thüringen | €263 m | €263 m | €228 m | €127 | €104 |
| 13 | Saarland | €104 m | €104 m | €86.8 m | €104 | €115 |
| 14 | Berlin | €18.7 m | €18.7 m | €14.0 m | €5 | €70 |
| 15 | Hamburg | €9.8 m | €9.8 m | €7.1 m | €5 | €68 |
| 16 | Bremen | €9.2 m | €9.2 m | €7.4 m | €13 | €79 |