Förderung von LED-Beleuchtung

Current LED funding programs at a glance

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BEG funding from BAFA

Federal funding for efficient buildings (BEG EM)

BMWK (BMU) funding

Funding for public institutions in accordance with the Municipal Guidelines (KRL)

Who is supported?

Valid since 1 January 2021

BEG funding for

Companies, including sole proprietors and municipal companies
Local authorities, municipal associations and special purpose associations
legally dependent municipal enterprises
non-profit organizations including churches
Private individuals, homeowners associations and freelancers
other legal entities under private law, including housing cooperatives

Term 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2027

BMWK funding for

Municipalities and municipal associations
Municipal companies with at least 25% municipal participation and special purpose associations with municipal participation
Educational institutions and child and youth welfare facilities
Public, non-profit and religious universities, cultural, health and social institutions
Religious communities with corporate status and their foundations
Sports clubs with non-profit status

What is being funded?

BEG funding rate 15%

Applies to indoor and hall lighting as well as control technology
As a direct grant from the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA)
Acquisition including related measures, e.g., site setup, material costs, installation, deinstallation and disposal
Including specialist planning and construction supervision

BMWK funding rate 25–40%

25-40 % subsidies for time- or presence-dependent outdoor and street lighting (up to 55 % for financially weak municipalities)
25 % subsidies for indoor/hall lighting with user-friendly control and regulation technology (up to 40 % for financially weak municipalities, lignite mining areas)
As a direct subsidy based on the municipal guidelines (KRL) of the Federal Environment Ministry within the framework of the National Climate Protection Initiative (NKI)
Acquisition including related measures, e.g., site setup, material costs, installation, deinstallation and disposal
Including specialist planning and construction supervision

What should be considered?

Requirements for BEG funding

The application is submitted online via the BAFA portal
Information on how to apply
Involvement of an energy efficiency expert (EEE) who supports energy-related planning and construction supervision
Approval period after grant notification 36 months
Planning and consulting services may be provided before the application is submitted, but no start of the construction project
Existing buildings eligible from an age of 5 years
The building must be heated and/or cooled
Investment volume min. 2000 euros net
System luminous efficacy min. 140 lm/W for continuous row luminaires, min. 120 lm/W for all other lighting systems
Lumen maintenance min. L80 at 50,000 operating hours

BEG funding in just three steps

With LAS and the BVFE

Important information about BMWK funding

Applications are submitted via the easy online portal
To the funding compass
The approval period is usually 18 months
Start of the funding project only after approval of the grant
Proof of greenhouse gas savings of at least 50%
Design / lighting planning by a qualified specialist planner
Recesses at the edges of the hall through which light radiates outwards (windows) to reduce light emissions

Changes to the KRL since November 2024

Reduction of bureaucratic hurdles, simplified application process
Establishment of fixed-amount funding for grants of up to 6 million euros to municipalities
simplified application for staff funding through flat-rate approaches
Integration of the GBER and De Minimis Regulation for the approval of state aid under European legislation
Raising the minimum grant amount to 10,000 euros
Deletion of funding priorities 4.1.2 and 4.2.1 b) for simplification

Three steps to BEG funding

Benefit from our extensive expertise and get your application approved quickly and easily – without long waiting times.

LAS and the BVFE support you in applying for BEG funding

The Federal Funding for Efficient Buildings (BEG) provides an additional incentive to renovate buildings. However, the conventional route to obtaining a subsidy can be complex and time-consuming. This begins with the search for an available energy efficiency expert.

We will advise you in detail about the energy saving options available through switching to LED and will assist you in applying for funding from the BVFE – Federal Association for the Promotion of Energy Efficiency. The BVFE’s fee will be partially subsidised.

We will be happy to advise you

Authorization to submit an application

Step 1

By granting this authorization, you can confidently hand over the application process to the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BVFE). The BVFE has access to its own, readily available energy efficiency experts, whose technical project descriptions are required for the application process.

Documents
submit

Step 2

The BVFE only requires the following completed and signed documents to submit the application to BAFA:

Information on the award of the BVFE contract
Checklist/questionnaire with the total of planned investments
Data sheets of planned eligible luminaires
Site plan

Feedback within a few days

Step 3

After successfully reviewing the submitted documents, the BVFE submits the application digitally. With this preliminary acceptance already completed, confirmation of the successful application is usually received within three days. Once the application and confirmation of receipt have been received, the renovation work can begin without delay.

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