Five new lines for the Federal Requirements Plan

Berlin - The energy transition requires efficient electricity grids. Shortly before the end of the legislative period, the Social Democratic SPD and the Greens therefore want to add five more long lines to the Federal Requirements Plan.

BDEW energy association considers electricity price peaks to be in line with the market

Berlin - The energy association BDEW believes that the current electricity price spikes in the face of the dark lulls in Germany are not a problem. "This is the market," said Kerstin Andreae, head of BDEW at the association's annual press conference. She sees a more urgent need for action when it comes to PV peaks.

Remainder of 'traffic light coalition' plans to roll back the Energy Industry Act

Berlin - Once again, a new draft amendment to the Energy Industry Act (EnWG) is available. The conglomerate of laws has been significantly toned down compared to the last draft. In particular, direct marketing and taxability have been scaled back.

AfD: "Humans cannot protect the climate"

Berlin - The AfD (Alternative für Deutschland) party's election programme has a unique selling point in terms of energy policy: none of its political rivals are as strictly anti-climate protection as the alternatives. The party denies man-made climate change and therefore rejects "every policy and every tax that invokes climate protection".