German tenants set to benefit from renewable energy savings

Until now, tenants in Germany had to pay the renewable energy surcharge of 6.35 cents per kilowatt-hour that finances the state-guaranteed price, or feed-in tariff, for producers of renewable energy even if the building they live in is installed with a photovoltaic system, Christian Hunziker writes in Die Welt. Homeowners who produce green energy, on the other hand, can be exempted from the levy. The latest amendment to the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) could change that by next year, although the ministry for economic affairs has to first issue an ordinance approving the change. Berlin Mayor Michael Müller has described “tenant electricity” as “an important component in achieving the climate protection targets."

Read the article in German here.

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