Germany's opposition Green Party has suggested introducing tenders for green industrial power, within the framework of the country's renewable energies law (EEG).
read more... 25/06/2021
Germany's annual green power premiums require a Eur10.8 billion ($12.5 billion) cash injection from the federal budget to cap the levy at Eur65/MWh, transmission system operators said Oct. 15.
read more... 16/10/2020
The German cabinet has approved the amended Wind Energy At Sea Act (WindSeeG) presented by federal minister for economic affairs and energy Peter Altmaier.
read more... 04/06/2020
The German EEG levy account, which funds Germany’s renewable energy programs, had a cumulative surplus of €1.71 billion ($1.89 billion) at the end of November. This is a small decrease of around €24 million compared to October.
read more... 12/12/2019
Germany's renewables levy, the EEG surcharge, is expected to rise slightly from 6.41 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) this year to between 6.5 and 6.7 in 2020, according to calculations by think tank Agora Energiewende*. The main reasons for the expected rise are increasing wind power capacity and a declining balance in Germany’s “green energy account”, writes Agora Energiewende.
read more... 22/08/2019