Subsidy-Free Solar Arrives in Germany’s Biggest Panel Farm Yet
- EnBW building 180-megawatt park in Brandenburg near Berlin
- Solar farm output will compete against coal, gas, nuclear
Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
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Germany’s largest solar park will be built by Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG, the first utility willing to forego guaranteed payments or subsidies for the power the farm will produce when it’s ready next year.
EnBW approved a decision to invest in the 180 megawatt Weesow-Willmersdorf park in the state of Brandenburg northeast of Berlin on Wednesday. Germany’s third-biggest utility will spend a “high double-digit million euro” sum to develop the 405-acre site acquired from Procon Solar GmbH, according to a spokeswoman.