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🏢Balcony Solar — country deep-dives
See all kits →Long-form, English-language regulatory guides per country, with live data: current tariff, cheapest kit shipping there, estimated payback, last law change, and per-supplier export rates.
Germany
800 W limit, MaStR-only registration, 0% VAT, tenant right to install since BGB § 554 (Oct 2024). Most permissive balcony regime in Europe.
United Kingdom
No formal balcony regime. G98 covers connection; MCS gates SEG export payments — most balcony kits earn nothing for export. Honest map.
Netherlands
Salderingsregeling ends 1 Jan 2027. ≥ 50% redelijke vergoeding through 2030. EU 800 W harmonised, 0% BTW. The math changes the moment you install.
Italy
Plug-and-play ≤ 800 W is authorisation-exempt. 10% IVA + 50% Detrazione fiscale over 10 years. Scambio sul Posto closed; Ritiro Dedicato (PUN-linked) replaces it.
Austria
800 W EU-aligned, 0% MwSt since Jan 2024. Federal €500 Klimaaktiv rebate stacks with state grants. WEG-Novelle 2022 + MRG-Novelle 2024 give renters and owners a positive right.
Switzerland
600 W cap — outside EU NC RfG. Cantonal patchwork splits into bewilligungsfrei / meldepflichtig / Baubewilligung groups. Pronovo EIV grants CHF 410 typical. No 0% VAT.
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