Solar Systems 2023

Statistical Base

As mentioned earlier, the previous method of data recording used in the solar cadastre was discontinued with the introduction of the Energy Atlas. The method switched to a combination of multiple sources and ways of presenting analysis results. In the future, this responsibility will be transferred to the Energiedatenbank (Energy Database), which currently forms the basis for the Energy Atlas.

The individual data sources are listed below:

Photovoltaics:

  • Energieatlas Berlin (Energy Atlas), Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises (SenWEB), online version as of August 2023
  • PV locations: data provided by the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) according to the Installation Register Ordinance (AnlRegV) and the core energy market data register (MaStR), as of July 23, 2023
  • Data on the public sector: retrieved by Berliner Energieagentur GmbH from public institutions, as of March 31, 2023
  • PV electricity feed-in: data provided by Stromnetz Berlin GmbH, as of December 31, 2018
  • PV potential coverage rate: expert recommendation for the “Masterplan Solarcity Berlin”, Fraunhofer ISE (2019) commissioned by the State of Berlin, Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises (baseline scenario)
  • PV potential: analysis of Berlin’s solar potential, IP SYSCON, commissioned by the SenWEB, as of December 8, 2021
  • Postal code areas: data as of June 30, 2023.

Solar thermal energy:

  • Energieatlas Berlin (Energy Atlas), Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises (SenWEB), online version as of August 2023
  • ST locations: data provided by the solar cadastre Berlin, as of December 31, 2015
  • Number of systems per borough or postal code: location data from December 31, 2015; supplemented by data from the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control for the years from 2016 to 2022, as of March 29, 2023
  • ST system locations and number of ST systems per borough – public sector: retrieved by Berliner Energieagentur GmbH from public institutions, as of March 31, 2023
  • ST potential: analysis of Berlin’s solar potential, IP SYSCON, commissioned by the SenWEB, as of December 8, 2021
  • Postal code areas: data as of June 30, 2023

It may safely be assumed that not all solar systems installed in Berlin are known, also in relation to the respective year of recording. For example, photovoltaic systems that do not feed into the grid and use the electricity exclusively for self-supply are not included in the data collection and the presentations. This applies both to off-grid systems as well as stand-alone power systems, such as PV modules on parking meters, on park lighting systems and in allotment gardens.

Irradiation:

  • Energieatlas Berlin (Energy Atlas), Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises (SenWEB), online version as of July 2022
  • Analysis of Berlin’s solar potential, IP SYSCON, commissioned by the SenWEB, as of March 21, 2022.