"Deutschlandnetz" - charging infrastructure in municipalities

At the moment, electromobility is being discussed very heterogeneously in public. Regardless of this, the mobility of tomorrow will be predominantly battery-electric for economic and technical reasons. The prerequisite for this is the further expansion of the charging infrastructure. Against this backdrop, the federal government is providing a nationwide, demand-oriented and user-friendly fast-charging network throughout Germany with the German network at more than 1,000 locations with around 9,000 fast-charging points.

However, this also raises legal questions regarding the allocation of space, particularly for local authorities and districts, e.g: "Do municipalities have to provide public space for charging infrastructure?" "What must be taken into account when allocating public space?" "Are there differences between public and non-public space?"

The Competence Center has already addressed these topics and initiated a workshop on "Charging infrastructure in the municipality" in mid-July 2024. Further information events on charging infrastructure are in preparation. The federal government now also offers various handouts via NOW GmbH.

We have compiled information that may be of particular interest to local authorities here:

• Basic information on the German network
• "Simple charging in the municipality"
• Information paper for municipalities on the German network
• Key points for the transfer of municipal areas
• Information platform on planned Deutschlandnetz locations and existing and required charging infrastructure