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Germany: no renewable surcharge to be paid for on-site power plants
Industrial companies are absolved from paying renewable energy surtaxes for present on-site power plants, as stated by Sigmar Gabriel, the Germany’s economy and energy minister, who had renounced the initial plan that would have annually charged them approximately 500 million euros.
read more... 25/03/2014
Germany files complaint against EU over energy subsidy survey
The European Court of Justice received from Germany a complaint against the decision of the European Commission to study exemption to green energy charges that the country offers to approximately 2000 industrial energy consumers, as stated by the Economy Ministry on Friday.
read more... 03/03/2014
British Gas on risk to be split up on excessive profit margins
British Gas former monopoly is under threat to be split up to put a cap on excessive profit margins charged by UK’s largest gas supplier, according to a declaration made by Energy Secretary Ed Davey.
read more... 12/02/2014
Germany: the first EU state to penalize the self-consumption of solar energy
The German government has approved on Wednesday a new solar tax, becoming the first European nation to charge owners of renewable energy plants for their own use of electricity, as part of Merkel’s plan to contain rising power bills. The changes would affect photovoltaics and are now partly being reported as a new retroactive solar tax. The cabinet is expected to officially sign off on the draft law in April before it goes to the Bundestag, which is expected to vote on it in June and could become law on August.
read more... 27/01/2014
European Commission approves free greenhouse gas emissions permits in Bulgaria
The European Commission gave the green light on 4 December to Bulgaria’s plan to allocate €945 million worth of carbon emissions trading allowances free of charge to modernize the electricity sector, decision in line with EU state aid rules.
read more... 05/12/2013