"An energy package for Europe"
The EU Commission鈥檚 new energy package is likely to meet resistance from some member states and energy industry players, writes Thorsten Knuf in Frankfurter Rundschau. EU energy commissioner Miguel Arias Canete called the package a 鈥渦nique opportunity to modernise the economy鈥� but it could be opposed, 鈥渆ven by those making money with green energy,鈥� Knuf says. The commission鈥檚 plans to install 鈥渞eserve capacities鈥� - possibly in the form of subsidies for coal plants - and increase renewables' exposure to market mechanisms by abolishing their grid priority across Europe, could spark dispute. The German government, a keen advocate of grid priority for green power, is one of those likely to object, he adds.
For background information read the 威力彩玩法 dossier Germany's energy transition in the European context.