Energy supplier invests 1.3 million euros in solar expansionStadtwerke Schwäbisch Hall continues to focus on the expansion of solar energy.By the end of 2022 there will be eleven new photovoltaic systems on Stadtwerke-owned and municipal buildings in Schwäbisch Hall and the surrounding area.In addition, the energy supplier, together with the city of Schwäbisch Hall, is focusing on unused roof areas of companies.Stadtwerke Schwäbisch Hall will start a solar initiative in 2022.“We have been focusing on the expansion of solar energy in our grid area for a long time.Our new tenders with a total volume of around 1.3 million euros give our project and thus the energy transition in the region a new boost," says Stadtwerke Managing Director Gebhard Gentner.“The momentum in the development and expansion of photovoltaic generation capacities is currently higher than in the wind sector.There is a lot of untapped potential.We'll take care of that," explains project development manager Steffen Hofmann.Eleven high-performance photovoltaic systems will be created by the municipal utility project in Schwäbisch Hall and the surrounding area.The energy supplier uses its own buildings for this, but also cooperates with municipalities and uses their buildings.This is the case in Schwäbisch Hall, in Mainhardt and in Öhringen.According to current planning, all systems should generate environmentally friendly electricity by the end of 2022.The public utilities have planned a special photovoltaic system at the Schenkenseebad in Schwäbisch Hall.Around 150 parking spaces in the pool car park will be covered with a solar carport this year.For this purpose, solar modules are installed on a substructure that also serves as a shelter for the parked vehicles.The system has an output of 500 kWp.The electricity generated is to be used almost entirely in the Schenkenseebad and can cover around 25 percent of the pool's electricity requirements.Use the potential of roof areas“Our solar offensive will initially only take place on our own and municipal roofs.But we want industrial and commercial buildings to follow,” announces Managing Director Gentner.To this end, the municipal utilities are cooperating with the Schwäbisch Hall climate protection advisory board and the city of Schwäbisch Hall.With the initiative "Climate protection from the roof!", the project partners want to do more for climate protection and the energy transition together with the companies in Schwäbisch Hall.To do this, they focus on unused roof areas on company buildings for photovoltaic systems.The partners offer the companies several cooperation models.This means that the companies can decide for themselves whether and how they want to use the electricity generated and whether the public utility company remains the owner of the system after construction or whether the solar system becomes the property of the building owner.The flyer for the initiative provides all information and detailed descriptions of the cooperation models.Info: Planned photovoltaic systems at a glance1 plant in Schwäbisch Hall |Power: 450 kWp |Cooperation with the city of Schwäbisch Hall 2 facilities in Schwäbisch Hall |Total power: 270 kWp |Cooperation with the Technology Center Schwäbisch Hall 1 facility at Schenkenseebad in Schwäbisch Hall |Output: 500 kWp 2 systems in Schwäbisch Hall |Output: 99 kWp and 134 kWp 3 systems in Öhringen |Total power: 500 kWp |Order for Stadtwerke Öhringen in cooperation with the city of Öhringen 2 plants in Mainhardt |Output: 29 kWp and 99 kWp |Cooperation with the energy supply company Mainhardt-Wüstenrot (emw) and the municipality of MainhardtBy submitting this form, you consent to pv magazine using your data to publish your comment.Your personal data will only be passed on to third parties for the purpose of spam filtering or if this is necessary for technical maintenance of the website.Any further disclosure to third parties does not take place unless this is justified by applicable data protection regulations or pv magazine is legally obliged to do so.You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.In this case, your personal data will be deleted immediately.Otherwise your data will be deleted when pv magazine processes your request or the purpose of data storage has been fulfilled.Further information on data protection can be found in our data protection declaration.Imprint Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy © pv magazine 2022