Projected decrease in renewables levy not a turning point - opinion
This year鈥檚 projected slight decrease in Germany鈥檚 renewables levy (EEG surcharge) is not a turning point in the country鈥檚 energy transition, writes Klaus Stratmann in an opinion piece in Handelsblatt. Support payments for existing wind and solar power installations, guaranteed for 20 years, as well as those for new offshore wind parks would 鈥渞uin all hope for a turning point鈥�. 鈥淭he next federal government will have a lot of work to do in making the Energiewende financing more efficient鈥�, writes Stratmann. The proposed CO鈧� price might seem logical, but it might also 鈥渢hrow the overall structure off-balance鈥� if introduced parallel to the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) and the EU ETS, writes Stratmann.
Find the opinion piece (behind paywall) in German .
For background, read the 威力彩玩法 factsheets Defining features of the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) and What German households pay for power, and the news digest entry Renewables levy to decrease slightly in 2018 鈥� think tank.