In 2021 the state of Thuringia began paying half the cost of repairing electrical devices, up to a maximum of 100 euros per year. Nearly 10,000 applications were funded each year. Thuringia was the first state with such a bonus.
Thuringia also proposed a national repair bonus in the Bundesrat, but the proposal did not win a majority among the states. From 2026 Thuringia ended its own bonus because of the tight state budget.