Free solar advice for homeowners: This is how the energy transition works!

Free solar advice for homeowners: This is how the energy transition works!

The Coesfeld district has undergone an important step towards renewable energies. With the "Citizens' Solar Consulting" initiative, homeowners are to be supported in the installation of solar power plants. This comprehensive advice is specially tailored to the needs of the citizens who are interested in their own use of solar power. The city of Olfen reports that the so-called citizens' solar consultants will be carried out at the expense of the district and the municipalities.

Citizens' Solar consultants offer voluntary, free, neutral and independent advice on the installation of photovoltaic systems. The advice focuses on owners of one to two-family houses and attaches importance to practical tips as well as a comprehensive analysis of the solar power potential of the respective roof areas.

training and networking

The non -profit association metropoly solar plays a central role in this concept. He organizes the training courses of the citizens' solar consultants and has carried out a total of 11 training rounds in around 70 municipalities since October 2021. A 12th training round is planned for June 2025 in the form of four online workshops. An information event will take place in advance on May 15, 2025, to which the registration is required by May 13, 2025 and participation in the training is excluded for people who are professionally associated with companies in the field of photovoltaics.

The costs for the training often bear the municipalities, which further improves accessibility. Mentors also offer support for new groups, which promotes the exchange and further development of the volunteer consultants. The networking of the groups under the roof of metropolitan solar not only enables support with each other, but also a steady improvement in one's own skills.

Advice from first hand

The citizens' solar consultants bring personal experiences with photovoltaic systems and are familiar with the local conditions. The consultations are not only in personal on-site meetings, but also through telephone calls and emails. The consultants support those seeking advice to clarify their goals, propose suitable system sizes and predict possible income and investments. The citizens are therefore able to obtain offers independently and then discuss them together.

An additional feature of citizen solar advice is high data protection. No personal data is recorded on the homepage, and sensitive information is recorded exclusively for the consultations and saved safely. This trust in the advisory process is crucial to promote broad acceptance of the solar -generating measures in the population.

The importance of photovoltaics for future energy supply is becoming increasingly clear. The trend towards citizen participation in solar projects shows how important it is to actively involve consumers: actively in the planning and implementation inside. Renewable energies has shown that citizens' support models such as factual value plants, crowdinvesting and cooperatives are increasing. These models encourage residents: actively participate in the power supply through renewable energies and to be able to profiting from the income.

Citizens' solar advice in the Coesfeld district is an exemplary model that shows how a accelerated conversion to renewable energies can be achieved through neighborhood aid and voluntary work.