Renewables levy could be lowered further - utility association
German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW)
Germany’s renewables levy could be lowered even further next year if exemptions for energy intensive industries were financed via the federal budget, instead of with the levy, writes the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) in a press release. “This would instantly lower the EEG surcharge almost by a fourth,” said BDEW head Stefan Kapferer.
Find the press release in German here.
For background, read the CLEW factsheets Germany ponders how to finance renewables expansion in the future and Defining features of the Renewable Energy Act (EEG).
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