Solar PV grants · District of Ebersberg
What does Forstinning pay for your solar system?
In Forstinning the 2026 budget is used up; for 2026 the municipality no longer approves new applications.
- Solar PV up to €1,500 per guideline · budget used up
- Battery storage funded, amount per guideline budget used up
- Plug-in solar up to €100 per guideline · budget used up
The 2026 budget is used up
€40,000 for 2026, all granted (as of 2 November 2026)
Our tip: ask at the town hall (Rathaus) early in 2027. With the new budget the municipality usually decides whether and how it continues.
What would you get in Forstinning?
What your roof can yield in Forstinning: solar roof check →
How it works in Forstinning
- Apply with a quote before work starts, by email or at the town hall
- You may then start at your own risk; 12 months from approval
- Final documents (invoice, photos) at the latest three months after switching on
- At most €1,500 in three years; budget initially €40,000 a year
- Rooftop PV: no used modules, no self-built systems; not on new buildings where the system counts towards meeting the Building Energy Act
What fits on the roofs in Forstinning
Our solar roof check run over 372 of the roughly 1,100 detached, two-family, semi-detached and terraced houses in Forstinning, with dormers, chimneys and the shade of neighbouring houses and trees.
- modules on a typical house
- 39 half of the houses: 30 to 54
- electricity a year
- 15,900 kWh with 19.1 kWp
- output lost to shade
- 1.0 % from trees and neighbouring houses
A typical house in Forstinning takes 39 modules; the middle value across the 24 towns around Munich with a page of their own is 33.
This counts the house alone. For 59 % of the houses a garage or annex can be planned too: 10 more modules in the middle.
Where the roofs face
- south 30 %
- east or west 36 %
- north or flat 34 %
With a home battery
With 4,500 kWh used a year, a typical house in Forstinning covers about 46 % of it from the panels alone. A battery raises the part from your own roof:
With a 10 kWh battery the house would have needed no power from the grid on 259 days in 2025.
Your own roof in the solar roof check → Estimate from the 3D building model (LoD2, Bavarian Surveying Administration, CC BY 4.0), output per direction from PVGIS; battery figures with the roof faces of a house from the middle of the town and German Weather Service measurements for 2025. Your roof may differ. As of 2 November 2026.
What 10 kWp make here in a year
Facing south, 35° tilt, figures for Forstinning (PVGIS): about 11,260 kWh a year, 440 kWh in December, 1,290 kWh in June.
What the neighbours would pay
For 10 kWp with an 8 kWh battery and a wallbox. It is always the municipality where the system is that counts.
- Feldkirchen €3,000 14 km
- Aschheim €3,500 14 km
- Putzbrunn up to €1,000 18 km
- Ismaning up to €1,100 18 km
- Unterföhring €3,000 20 km
- München €0 26 km
Frequent questions
Can I get a grant in Forstinning right now?
No. The municipality reports that the €40,000 for 2026 are used up; no more applications can be approved for 2026. The guideline has been extended and runs from 1 Jan 2026 to 31 Dec 2028; the municipality may change term and content at any time.
Is there a grant for solar PV in Forstinning?
Under the guideline: €150 per kWp, at most €1,500 (not on new buildings where the system counts towards meeting the Building Energy Act). Currently: budget used up (as of 2 November 2026).
Does Forstinning fund home batteries (battery storage)?
Under the guideline: €150 “per kWp” (as the guideline puts it), at most €1,500; retrofits too. Currently: budget used up (as of 2 November 2026).
Does Forstinning fund plug-in solar?
Under the guideline: €100 per system, above 500 Wp of modules. Currently: budget used up (as of 2 November 2026).
When do I have to apply?
Before delivery and installation. After applying you may start at your own risk; the grant is only certain once it is approved.
How many solar modules fit on a house in Forstinning?
The middle value is 39 modules with 19.1 kWp, making around 15,900 kWh a year; half of the houses take 30 to 54 modules. With a 10 kWh battery and 4,500 kWh used a year, about 89 % of the power comes from your own roof. Worked out over 372 houses in Forstinning.
What is there besides the municipality?
Everywhere in Germany: the KfW loan 270 for system and battery through your bank, and 0 % VAT on panels, inverters and batteries up to 30 kWp. The Free State of Bavaria pays no grant.
We know the programme
In the first consultation we plan your system so that the Forstinning grant fits, and tell you when the application has to go in.
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