February Sees Solar Monthly Market Value Stand at 11.1 Cents Per Kilowatt-Hour

As of February 2025, the solar monthly market value witnessed a slight dip, standing at 11.099 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) as per calculations undertaken by the Transmission System Operators (TSOs). There was a slight drop from January, with the previous rate being 11.511 cents/kWh. By and large, solar energy is proving to be more cost-effective than the spot market price once again.

The TSOs quoted the February spot price to be at 12.852 cents/kWh, which holds the record for the highest growth in over two years.

Ensuing the same trend, wind energy's monthly market values escalated notably in February. With land wind energy costing about 11.591 cents/kWh, it has shot up from the previous approximately 8.506 cents/kWh of the preceding month. The sea wind energy's monthly market value in February 2025 stood at 11.741 cents/kWh, again marking an elevation from the earlier off-shore wind energy cost of 9.702 cents/kWh in the prior month.

Solar energy's market value is crucial to those that participate in the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) advanced direct marketing. The solar monthly market value represents the average yields of solar energy at the exchange, which can be achieved through direct sales in any given month. In an event where the market value lies beneath the EEG subsidy, the network operator subsidizes the difference through the EEG levy account. You can find the present feed-in tariff numbers at the Sun Server basics found in this link.

February witnessed a first in two years, with no intervals of negative electricity prices. Photovoltaic systems commissioned from February 2016 onwards will no longer be eligible for the market premium if negative electricity prices last over four hours. The Solar Peak Law, enacted in January, redirects the subsidy of renewable energies during periods of negative electricity for all new systems. The exemptions applied are for PV systems smaller than 100 kW capacity equipped with intelligent metering systems. Nonetheless, periods of negative electricity prices extend the twenty-year remuneration period.