Battery storage systems for municipalities: Local value creation, regional impact.
Large battery storage systems strengthen the power grid, generate long-term business tax revenues, and make a concrete contribution to the energy transition without incurring costs for the municipality.
Benefits for Your Community
Trade Tax Revenues Remain Local
Legally, 90% of the trade tax revenues generated by the battery storage system remain in the municipality where it is installed. This creates a reliable, long-term source of income for the local budget.
Contribution to Climate Goals
Battery storage systems are classified as being in the overwhelming public interest according to § 11c of the EnWG and serve to ensure supply security. Each project is a visible, concrete step towards municipal, state, and national climate goals.
Regional Grid Stability
Battery storage systems actively stabilize the local and regional power grid. They balance fluctuations from wind and solar energy, reduce grid overload, and support reliable electricity supply in your area.
Project Workflow
1.
Land contracting
We identify suitable locations near network infrastructure and secure the areas long-term through lease agreements with the property owners.
2.
Community presentation
We present the project early to the community, answer questions, and create transparency before the formal planning process begins.
3a.
Zoning and/or building permission
In close coordination with the municipality, we accompany the resolution for the establishment, the planning procedure, and the building permit until it reaches approval readiness. If building law permits, we apply directly for a building permit.
3b.
Grid connection contracting
We submit the network connection application to the responsible network operator and ensure the required feed-in capacity for the project.
4.
Construction and commissioning
enerpeak or a partner coordinates the procurement, construction, and technical commissioning of the battery storage system — on time and ready for use.
5.
Operation
We or a partner/investor take over the long-term operation and marketing of the storage system and ensure maximum availability throughout the entire project duration.
Selected projects
Every BESS project is different, for example in size, grid level, permitting requirements, and local conditions. What all our projects have in common: early coordination, technical diligence, and collaborative partnership.
Planning resolution in the municipality of Künzing
- Federal State: Bavaria
- Power: >100 MW
- Grid level: High voltage (110 kV)
- Status: Ready to build
Highlight: Successful collaboration across two municipalities and districts to achieve planning resolution (Satzungsbeschluss).
Ultrahighvoltage project in the city of Münchberg
- Federal State: Bavaria
- Power: >300 MW
- Grid level: 380 kV
- Status: Planning
Highlight: Approved grid reservation by TSO.
Partnership project in the city of Schweinfurt
- Federal State: Bavaria
- Power: 20 MW
- Grid level: Mid voltage (20 kV)
- Status: Ready to build
Highlight: Parternship with utility of Schweinfurt (utility).
Midvoltage project in the city of Kappeln
- Federal State: Schleswih-Holstein
- Power: 10 MW
- Grid level: Mid-voltage (20 kV)
- Status: Planning
Highlight: Privileged permission §35 BauGB approved.
How we work: Three project examples
Every BESS project is different — for example in size, grid level, permitting requirements, and local conditions. What all our projects have in common: early coordination, technical diligence, and collaborative partnership. Three examples from our current work.
1.
Künzing: Planning resolution for a >100 MW high-voltage BESS
Case description:
The Künzing battery storage system (Deggendorf district, Bavaria) is one of our largest projects in Bavaria. It has a capacity of over 100 MW and its own substation for connection to the 110 kV high-voltage grid. The statutory resolution (Satzungsbeschluss) for the development plan and the land-use plan was adopted in the first quarter of 2026, securing the project’s construction readiness from a permitting standpoint.
What makes this stand out:
The project site sits on the border of two municipalities and two districts. From the outset, this required close, early coordination with all involved authorities, municipal councils, and public agencies. The fact that the planning process (Bauleitverfahren) was successfully completed in around 15 months shows that this coordination worked.
One concrete example of our approach: a pair of skylarks, a protected species, was found on the project site. Both the municipality and the nature conservation authority wanted a local solution. To achieve this, we leased a compensation area directly within the municipality. The result: species protection and project progress in harmony, with a solution that stays within the community.
The trusting partnership with the landowner forms the foundation of the entire project.
2.
Etzenricht: Community dialogue with over 100 participants
Case description:
In the municipality of Etzenricht, enerpeak is developing a large-scale storage system with a capacity of over 100 MW. The planning process (Bauleitverfahren) is underway, and early on, the municipality organized a comprehensive public information event on battery storage in 2025.
What makes this stand out:
The event was well attended, with more than 100 participants. It was professionally moderated and included an expert presentation by Prof. Michael Sterner of OTH Regensburg, one of Germany’s most renowned researchers in the field of energy storage.
enerpeak submitted project documentation to present the plans, and our management team was on-site in person, available for direct conversations with residents, municipal councilors, and the local administration. For us, community dialogue isn’t a box to check: only projects that are understood and accepted locally succeed in the long run.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Our systems meet the highest safety standards and are equipped with modern fire protection, explosion protection, and continuous monitoring systems. We develop a comprehensive fire protection concept in collaboration with the local fire department and the relevant authorities before construction begins.
Battery storage systems produce very low noise levels – comparable to a quiet conversation at the property line. The systems are designed to remain well below residential noise thresholds (TA Lärm).
No. All costs for development, planning, construction, operation, maintenance, and any potential decommissioning are fully borne by enerpeak or one of its partners. There is no financial risk for the community.
The municipality initiates the planning procedure with a resolution to prepare – a standard municipal planning decision. We prepare all technical documents and support the process throughout. The period from the resolution to prepare to the building permit usually takes 12 to 18 months.
After the project duration, the battery storage system will be completely decommissioned and the site will be restored to its original condition. All decommissioning costs will be borne by enerpeak or one of its partners.
The development plan for Germany’s power grid aims for 68 GW of battery storage by 2037. Battery systems store excess renewable energy and release it during periods of high demand, making renewable energy available around the clock.
Contact
info@enerpeak.de
enerpeak GmbH
Oberanger 38
80331 München
Deutschland