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Energy Atlas Bavaria; information portal

The Bavarian Energy Atlas is the central free energy portal of the Bavarian State Government. The portal offers information, planning tools and decision-making aids for private individuals, municipalities, companies, planners and authorities.

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Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Landesentwicklung und Energie

Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Landesentwicklung und Energie

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80538 München

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80525 München

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The first and most important prerequisite for a sustainable approach to energy is the easy availability of reliable information. Only with the knowledge of sensible and applicable technical possibilities, the energy potential and the right steps for planning, financing and legal protection can measures be tackled and designed favorably. For example, not every location is equally suitable for every form of renewable energy. Appropriate basic data is therefore indispensable for the optimal use of energy resources and financial means.

The Energy Atlas of Bavaria bundles this information and makes it available centrally as a free service of the Free State of Bavaria. With attractive maps and well-founded text information, the portal shows the way to a sustainable energy supply like a route planner. Digital maps and explanatory texts are so closely linked that all information can be accessed quickly and easily. In particular, a lot of data is prepared in map form, which was previously only available in very different forms from the individual departments and in some cases was not publicly available at all or only to a limited extent.

With well-founded information on the Energy 3 leap - reducing energy demand, increasing energy efficiency, expanding renewable energies - the Energy Atlas of Bavaria serves citizens, municipalities, companies, planning offices and authorities as an important aid in implementing the energy transition.

In the Energy Atlas of Bavaria you will find, among other things:

In the topic section

  • Tips on saving energy and energy-efficient technologies for house construction, renovation and everyday life
  • Basics and current information on renewable energies: technologies, subsidy programs, approval, environmental aspects, statistics, etc.
  • For ground-mounted photovoltaic systems and wind turbines, all relevant information for planning and approval"
  • Over 300 practical examples from all over Bavaria to copy
  • Interesting facts about the energy transition, energy consulting, citizen energy systems, electricity and heating networks, waste heat utilization
  • Contact persons for your questions on the subject of energy

In the map section

  • Locations and data for over 1,000,000 renewable energy plants in Bavaria (e.g. photovoltaic plants, hydropower plants, biogas plants, wind turbines)
  • Potential data for renewable energies (e.g. potential for photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, biogas, wood, near-surface geothermal energy, wind speed, favorable areas for geothermal energy use, new construction potential for hydropower plants at existing transverse structures)
  • Planning bases such as protected areas, priority/reserved areas, power grids, military restrictions, monuments
  • Planning aids for the expansion of wind and solar energy
  • Heat networks, waste heat sources
  • Energy statistics for municipalities, districts and administrative districts (e.g. installed capacity per hectare/inhabitant, share of renewable energies in electricity consumption)
  • Electricity data fact sheet: one-page PDF with the most important figures on consumption, generation from renewable energies and their potential

Interactive tools

  • Mixer "Bavaria's local energy mix": Presentation of current electricity and heat generation from renewable energies and the corresponding potential, development of electricity and heat mix scenarios, retrieval of data for all municipalities, districts and administrative districts in Bavaria
  • 3D analysis of wind and PV: 3D visualization of ground-mounted wind energy and photovoltaic systems in the landscape, including existing extra-high and high-voltage power lines
  • Near-surface geothermal site check: initial information on site conditions for geothermal probes, collectors and groundwater heat pumps (PDF format)
  • Data search: individually configurable search, with filter and download options
  • Waste heat information exchange and solar area exchange: report and search for waste heat sources/sinks or areas for photovoltaic use
  • Heating comparison: Which type of heating suits my requirements?
  • Household appliance check: Is it worth replacing an electrical appliance with a more efficient one?
  • Waste heat calculator: Is it worth using waste heat in my business?

The Energy Atlas of Bavaria is continuously being developed and updated with current topics and further data.

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  • Topographic maps; acquisition

    Topographic maps are maps describing the landscape; they can be purchased in printed form from local bookshops and online bookshops.

Status: 07.01.2025
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