Until now, electricity customers in areas with a lot of renewable energy have paid higher prices due to the need to expand the grid. A new regulation should create more fairness from next year.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs wants to increase flexibility in the electricity system by amending EU law on grid fees. This is stated in the options paper "Electricity market design of the future."
By Manuel Berkel
The President of the Federal Environment Agency criticizes that the current system disadvantages the regions in the north, which have invested heavily in wind power and grid expansion. This is not very convincing in terms of climate policy.
By Horand Knaup
Bottlenecks in power grids are becoming more severe. This is why the association Eurelectric calls for some connection requests to be given priority. A model from the Netherlands serves as an example.
By Manuel Berkel
So far, the federal government has not been able to decide on purchasing the network operator Tennet. On Thursday, the company announced that it would seek other sources of financing. In the interview, COO Tim Meyerjürgens explains what he considers crucial for access to the capital market and why too many offshore wind farms are being planned in the North Sea.
By Manuel Berkel
In the dispute over a possible split of the German electricity bidding zone, the Commission does not want to exert any pressure on Germany at present. At a Europe.Table Live Briefing, however, the Directorate-General for Energy also made an appeal to the German government.
By Manuel Berkel
In a new study, German economist Veronika Grimm concludes that despite the falling costs of wind and solar power, real electricity costs will remain at around the 2021 level until 2040. However, this is only true under the assumption that electricity demand remains completely inflexible, which contradicts many other forecasts.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
The German government wants to prevent different electricity prices on the exchange. Now it senses a new EU plan to split the German price zone through the back door – and is suing Europe's top regulators.
By Manuel Berkel
Following the agreement reached by energy ministers on electricity market reform, experts discuss the consequences for companies and consumers. Answers to the most important questions.
By Manuel Berkel
At the last minute, EU energy ministers in Luxembourg agreed on a common position on reforming the electricity market. However, it has not yet been clarified to what extent France can subsidize the price of electricity for its industry thanks to its old nuclear power plants.
By Manuel Berkel
