Anyone looking to invest in a solar park for the first time instinctively searches for a number. A price per kWp. A formula to hold onto. Understandable \u2013 especially in the energy market, where the price ranges between providers appear confusingly large. But this is precisely where the misunderstanding begins: The purchase price of a solar park is not a product that can be compared like a car or a module set. <\/p>\n\n
A solar park is always a project \u2013 and each project tells its own story.<\/p>\n\n
It begins with the land. An identical solar park costs something different in Bavaria than in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, even if the components are the same. Not because someone wants to earn more, but because land prices, distance regulations, soil classes, species protection requirements, site development, and grid connection differ massively. A solar park is so closely tied to its location that each region develops its own pricing structure. <\/p>\n\n
From the outside, you often see nothing of this. The expos\u00e9 states a number: \u20ac950\/kWp. Or \u20ac1,180\/kWp. Or \u20ac1,350\/kWp. And it is precisely this range that frustrates many first-time investors \u2013 completely unjustifiably. Because it is logical. <\/p>\n\n
What a solar park actually costs depends primarily on which phase<\/strong> you buy it in. The project developer has invested months or years: in planning law, nature conservation, grid inquiries, surveying, lease agreements, engineering services, negotiations with the grid operator.<\/p>\n\n The investor saves themselves this risk \u2013 and pays for it. This is neither good nor bad, but simply the reality of the market. <\/p>\n\n The situation is completely different with turnkey systems. Here, not only is the permit completed, but also the EPC side: construction, installation, components, grid connection, handover. Anyone who buys a turnkey system is essentially buying a ready-made cash flow. The risk decreases significantly \u2013 and the price increases accordingly. <\/p>\n\n The rules are simple: Many investors use \u20ac\/kWp like a magic metric. Only: This number says almost nothing if you look at it in isolation. <\/p>\n\n A ground-mounted system at \u20ac980\/kWp can be a bad deal if the lease is excessive or the grid connection point is five kilometers away.<\/p>\n\n A system at \u20ac1,250\/kWp, on the other hand, can be excellent if:<\/p>\n\n The truth is: The lease determines the return in the long term more than a few euros difference in the purchase price. Many projects appear attractive at first glance, but the catch lies in the lease formula: An experienced investor therefore looks at the lease first \u2013 and only then at the purchase price. Another point that only appears marginally in classic project expos\u00e9s is ancillary costs. These include, among others:<\/p>\n\n Many project developers do not fully disclose these items \u2013 not out of malice, but because each due diligence is structured differently. However, an investor must absolutely factor in these costs to avoid ending up 5\u201312% above the expected capital requirement. <\/p>\n\n If you look at the market soberly, a fair price in Germany currently lies approximately at:<\/p>\n\n Anything below that sounds tempting, but is rarely realistic. A 10 MWp park built turnkey for \u20ac6.5 million can be an absolutely solid investment \u2013 if the lease is not excessive and the grid connection was properly arranged. Anyone who wants to buy a solar park must learn to read the price not “per kWp,” but in the context of the entire structure:<\/p>\n\n Only when all components are aligned does a fair total price emerge \u2013 and a viable investment.<\/p>\n\n A solar park is not a bargain market. Further information:<\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2334,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-2333","ratgeber","type-ratgeber","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/omsi24.zwoeins.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ratgeber\/2333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/omsi24.zwoeins.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ratgeber"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/omsi24.zwoeins.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ratgeber"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omsi24.zwoeins.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/omsi24.zwoeins.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ratgeber\/2333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2346,"href":"https:\/\/omsi24.zwoeins.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ratgeber\/2333\/revisions\/2346"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omsi24.zwoeins.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/omsi24.zwoeins.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Why the price per kWp is not actually a price, but an indicator<\/h2>\n\n
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The silent factor that almost no one sees: lease<\/h2>\n\n
Ancillary costs: The blind spot of many investors<\/h2>\n\n
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A realistic example: 10 MWp ground-mounted system<\/h2>\n\n
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The actual conclusion: A solar park is not a product, but a comprehensive concept<\/h2>\n\n
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