Bavarian funding program for energy concepts and municipal energy use plans

The Free State of Bavaria supports local authorities and companies that commission studies on energy saving, energy efficiency and the increased use of renewable energies. In particular, the studies should contain vendor-neutral feasibility studies in technical, infrastructural and economic terms as a basis for planned investments. Funding is provided in the form of a grant.

This funding line supports the following objectives:

• Preparation of energy concepts (by expert third parties) for saving energy, increasing efficiency and using renewable energies/CHP
• Preparation of energy utilization plans (by expert third parties). The aim is to obtain a basis for decision-making on investments to save energy, increase efficiency and use renewable energies
• Implementation of measures proposed in a municipal energy use plan funded under this program.

You can find an overview of energy planning in Bavaria and an application guide on the ENP-Online portal.

For companies :

• Companies as well as church and other institutions based or established in Bavaria are eligible to apply
• Funding is available for energy concepts drawn up by expert third parties for saving energy, increasing efficiency and using renewable energies/CHP.
• Funding is provided in the form of a grant towards the eligible costs. The grant is up to 40% for large companies and up to 50% for SMEs.
• The grant amounts to a maximum of 50,000 euros.
• Further details can be found in the information sheet on the funding program (short version of the information sheet).
• Applications for funding can only be submitted after consultation with or registration with the Bavarian Project Management Agency via the electronic application procedure (ELAN) of the StMWi.

For local authorities:

• Local authorities in Bavaria are eligible to apply.
• Funding is available for energy utilization plans and their implementation as well as energy concepts drawn up by expert third parties. As a basis for decisions on investments to save energy, increase efficiency and use renewable energies.
• Funding is provided in the form of a grant towards the eligible costs. The subsidy is up to 70 % for energy utilization plans and 50 % for energy concepts.
• For implementation support (no funding for investment costs), the grant amounts to a maximum of 40,000 euros, for energy concepts a maximum of 50,000 euros.

New funding point since June 2024 for local authorities:

Preliminary analysis for inter-municipal heat planning (short ENP)

The StMWi supports municipalities in the run-up to municipal heat planning via a newly designed funding point, which is implemented within the funding program Energy concepts and municipal energy use plans!
All further information and the list of services can be found on ENP Online.

You can find more information in the program guidelines.