Construction cost subsidy (supply)
A building cost subsidy is a financial subsidy for the construction of new plants, which is paid by government agencies to the plant owner or is required by utility companies for the development of properties.
Development of properties with electrical systems
To construction cost subsidies can distribution network operator in Germany under certain conditions connectees for creating or enhancing their local distribution systems, including transformer stations demand.
The legal basis for this is the Low Voltage Connection Ordinance , which replaced the Ordinance on General Conditions for the Supply of Electricity to Tariff Customers (AVBEltV). According to Article 11 of this, the distribution network operator is entitled to demand an appropriate subsidy from the subscriber to partially cover the costs incurred. The grant may cover a maximum of 50% of the costs actually incurred, be in the ratio of the power requested by the connectee to the total power of the systems and only be levied on that part of a power requirement that exceeds 30 kW .
In any case, the systems remain the sole property of the utility company and are also maintained by the utility company.
Drinking water supply
According to § 9 of the AVBWasserV (General Conditions for the Supply of Water), a valid ordinance from 1980, the water supply company is entitled to partially cover the costs for the construction of the local distribution system (e.g. new main lines in the construction area) from the connectees. to demand. Construction cost subsidies may cover a maximum of 70% of these costs. Both target costs and actual costs can be set. Cost-oriented measurement units such as u. a. Property size, street front length or number of residential units possible. The construction cost subsidy and the house connection costs in accordance with Section 10 (5) of the AVBWasserV must be calculated separately.
