Antdorfer solar park is getting more expensive: estimates at 5 million euros

Created: 11/27/2022, 08:00

By: Andreas Baer

A small part of the PV system comes in the former gravel pit.

©Andreas Baar

Antdorf – The solar park in the Breunetsried district of Antdorf has cleared the next hurdle in the municipal council.

Planning permission could be given early next year.

The Antdorf municipal councils pushed the project forward in their October meeting.

They unanimously approved the draft for the "Solarpark Breunetsried" development plan, including changes to the land use plan.

The approval process is now in the decisive round with the public display of the plans.

"It's going on," says Mayor Klaus Kostalek happily.

The second consideration of the comments received should take place by February, when Kostalek plans the legally binding resolution on the articles of incorporation.

However, the municipality is not the main actor.

There are three partners in the future solar park.

The main shareholders are the Munich company "Vispiron" and the Murnau electricity provider "17er Oberlandenergie".

The municipality of Antdorf has secured a small share in order to have a say.

Exact proportions are not communicated.

"Vispiron" is in charge, which already operates a number of municipal solar projects - including with the public utility company in Penzberg.

Construction to start in the third quarter of 2023

"We are currently expecting building rights in the first quarter of 2023," said project developer Stefan Fusseder when asked by the Rundschau.

The start of construction is planned for the third quarter of 2023, but is "currently still difficult to determine due to the long delivery times of the components".

As reported, the municipality is planning an open space system on 6.6 hectares, currently agricultural land.

According to Fusseder, about a third are compensation and ancillary areas.

The former gravel pit on the road to Penzberg forms the small part of the PV system and can be reached via the district road; the rest, including energy storage, is located on the plateau.

This area is accessed via a dirt road.

The largest part of the PV system is set up on the plateau so that it is barely visible (graphic on the left).

© Municipality

"Vispiron" is currently assuming a system output of 4500 kWp, which, thanks to storage, can feed the energy into the public grid with a time delay.

"Vispiron" has pre-financed the costs for project development and advance payments for the components.

The investment will be more expensive than planned.

We are currently assuming around 5 million euros, ”Footeder calculates – at the beginning of the year there were 2.5 to 3 million euros.

Fussed justifies the price increase with the fact that the energy storage is added.

In addition, the total costs for land and construction have increased somewhat.

"Due to the flexible energy marketing with energy storage, the project is still very economical," he emphasizes.