The federal government has provided additional funding to the Federal Efficient Buildings Grant (BEG). Since Feb. 22, 2022, applications for energy-efficient renovation can again be submitted through KfW. The grant funding for individual measures of the BEG is still available via BAFA. The way in which new construction will be subsidized in the future has not yet been decided.
All government support will run under the Federal Support for Efficient Buildings (BEG). The BEG applies to all energy-efficient construction measures for residential and non-residential buildings, both new construction and energy-efficient refurbishment. Eligible are overall refurbishments but also individual measures in existing buildings.
At the end of January 2022, the German government announced a funding freeze for efficiency houses. This affected the funding programs of KfW Bank. Grants for individual renovation measures could still be applied for via the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA). The reason for the stop was the exhausted funding pot.
Homeowners can now again receive up to 50 percent funding for comprehensive energy-efficiency renovations. Those who renovate their own house to the most demanding standard, efficiency house class 40, receive a maximum of 75,000 euros. In new construction, the efficiency house class 55 has been dropped, as has been the case for some time. Efficiency class 40 will also continue to be subsidized in the future. However, it is not yet clear when and how much this will be.
The efficiency house standards 100, 85, 70, 55 and 40 for refurbished existing buildings will remain unchanged. As before, the subsidies will range between 27.5 and 45 percent. In addition, there is a bonus for the predominant use of renewable energies. The EE class brings five percentage points more subsidy money. It also increases the eligible costs from 120,000 to 150,000 euros per residential unit. The Efficiency House 40 standard with the EE class therefore provides up to 75,000 euros in subsidies per dwelling.
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