>...PV would be cost effective here in Germany for residential buildings even without incentives, though most owners would probably build smaller installations.
I suspect the cost differences between ground based solar installed by a utility and consumer rooftop solar aren't really that different in Germany. Most of the cost of rooftop solar are the soft costs, with the bulk often being the labor costs for the work on the roof. The costs for the actual panels is very low these days.
>...In Germany, these incentives have contributed massively to improving popular sentiment towards PV and acceptance of government subsidies for renewables generally.
To repeat myself, I do understand that people like getting free money. In terms of public opinion, I see this survey that was done on the energy transition: https://andel.dk/wp-content/uploads/Andel-Holding-European-s...
>...The share of
positive citizens varies across countries from 45% to 80%. Croatia and Denmark are the most
positive, while the Czech Republic, Germany and Estonia are the most negative.
