“EEG-surcharge 2017”
Netztransparenz.de
German transmission grid operators confirmed today that the Renewable Energy Act (EEG)-surcharge will rise from the current 6.35 cents per kilowatt hour (ct/kWh) to 6.88 ct/kWh in 2017. The EEG surcharge covers the difference between the wholesale market price for power on the electricity exchange and the higher fixed remuneration rate for renewable energies. It is paid by consumers with their power bill.
Find the announcement in German here.
Find background information in the CLEW article Germany’s renewables surcharge to rise less than expected – report.
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