Munich Solar 2030 – Thinking about the energy transition in an inclusive way!

The EU mission “100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030” aims to provide targeted support to European cities on their path to climate neutrality and to create opportunities for new, replicable solutions.

To implement this mission, the EU has created the platform NetZeroCities. It supports participating cities with expertise, tools, and innovation formats, helping them reduce their emissions more quickly and effectively.

Munich is officially one of these pioneering European cities and has received the EU Mission Label “Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities”—an award that confirms the city’s ambitious climate strategy and the submitted Climate City Agreement.

To actively advance the mission’s goals at the city level, the Department of Climate and Environmental Protection of the city of Munich, together with Munich University of Applied Sciences and UnternehmerTUM, has developed the program Climate City Dash 2.0 (CCD 2.0). Through 2026, CCD 2.0 will support the city in raising the visibility of climate protection measures, strengthening local networks, and further developing concrete projects such as Munich Solar 2030.

The energy transition is a collective effort. Yet so far, it is primarily homeowners and businesses that have benefited from government subsidies for renewable energy. Munich Solar 2030 aims to change that. As part of Munich’s Climate City Dash 2.0 initiative, we are bringing solar energy to where it is needed most: low-income households, which are particularly hard-hit by rising energy costs.

To provide immediate relief to these households while also allowing them to actively participate in the energy transition, they will be equipped with balcony solar power systems at no cost. This will significantly reduce electricity costs, lower CO₂ emissions, and contribute to Munich’s goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2035.

To achieve this goal efficiently, Munich Solar 2030 relies on collaboration with nonprofit property owners who rent their apartments to low-income households or disadvantaged groups. Instead of targeting individual households, the project takes the approach of equipping entire residential buildings with balcony power plants. The systems become the property of the respective building owners, while the financial benefits still accure directy to the tenants. This creates an effective and scalable model that allows many households to benefit from the energy transition at the same time.

For the pilot phase of Munich Solar 2030, we are seeking dedicated partners from the nonprofit housing sector — organizations, associations, foundations, and housing cooperatives that rent their residential buildings to low-income households or disadvantaged groups.

Together, we want to equip these buildings with balcony solar power systems at no cost, thereby making renewable energy accessible to people with low incomes.

If you would like to be part of this innovative and socially just energy project in Munich, we would be delighted if you would contact us via our form.