Grid fees: Government鈥檚 policy U-turn met with criticism in Eastern Germany
Th眉ringer Allgemeine
Politicians in the Eastern German state of Thuringia have called on the federal government to align power prices across the country, Th眉ringer Allgemeine reports. Federal economy minister Sigmar Gabriel鈥檚 backtracking on plans to standardise electricity grid fees nationwide came as a 鈥渂ad surprise鈥�, Thuringia鈥檚 economy minister Wolfgang Tiefensee said according to the newspaper. While most of the Energiewende鈥檚 expenses, such as the renewable surcharge, were 鈥渘aturally鈥� distributed among national consumers, the 鈥渦nfair鈥� cost distribution of grid expansion among Eastern Germans would be 鈥渃emented鈥� if Gabriel pushed through with his plans, Tiefensee explained.
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