When Franz Pöter looks out over his city from the 192 meter high Rotenberg, then In addition to the Stuttgart TV tower, he discovers many unused areas – roofs of apartment buildings. The managing director of the Baden-Württemberg interest group Solar Cluster sees great development potential in this for the solar generation of tenant electricity.

When Andreas Schmitt drives through Ostwestfalen-Lippe, he looks at rotors, which are also the most influential Opponents of wind power could not prevent it. Because the managing director of WestfalenWIND managed to win the broad acceptance of the local residents – with a community wind tariff for local residents. Two models of how citizens can contribute to funding. What’s behind this?

Local tenant electricity The landlord produces electricity from renewable sources locally on the house and sells it to his tenants. According to the law, this current may not exceed 90 percent of the Standard tariffs of the local energy supplier. “With tenant electricity, citizens are financially relieved of their participation in the energy transition,” says expert Pöter.

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