According to the solar industry, more than two thirds of German citizens expect an accelerated expansion of renewable energies.
According to a survey, 68 percent of those eligible to vote wanted “the federal government to reduce dependence on oil and natural gas imports with the help of increased use of renewable energies and storage,” said the Federal Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar). As many as 78 percent see Germany’s strong dependence on energy imports as threatening, the association reports based on a YouGov representative survey conducted at the end of March.
Renewable energies such as solar and wind power improve the resilience of the energy system and ensure “sustainable cheaper electricity prices for all consumers,” said the association’s general manager, Carsten Körnig, according to the statement. Plans by the Federal Ministry of Economics to massively restrict the funding of solar power systems and access to the electricity grid for solar and wind power plants from 2027 contradict the clear will of the citizens, said Körnig. Berlin’s plans would significantly extend the country’s dependence on natural gas and oil imports. “This would be costly for the German economy and the general public,” warned Körnig.
The Federal Ministry of Economics is planning cuts in solar funding. Accordingly, funding for new, small solar systems should be discontinued, as can be seen from a working draft for an amendment to the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) as of January 22nd.
In addition, the expansion of wind and solar systems should be better adapted to the lagging grid expansion. What is particularly controversial is a “redispatch reservation” mentioned in the draft: According to this, areas in which the curtailment of renewable energies was over three percent in the previous year can be designated as “capacity limited” for up to ten years. In order to avoid network bottlenecks, wind and solar systems are repeatedly curtailed and their output is throttled or switched off. These interventions are called redispatch.
For the most part, energy stocks went into the long Easter weekend on a stronger note: E.On rose by 2.20 percent to 19.71 euros on Thursday, while RWE shares only gained a moderate 0.48 percent to 59.00 euros. Only shares from SMA Solar lost 1.28 percent to 47.80 euros.
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