Act to Ensure Security of Electricity Supply and Provide New Capacity and to Amend the Special Fees Ordinance of the Federal Network Agency

1. Introduced
2. Committee
3. Floor
4. Passed
5. LawVerkündung: BGBl I 2026, 210a

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21 Jul 2026Verkündung: BGBl I 2026, 210a

Measures to ensure security of electricity supply in an increasingly flexible electricity system shaped by renewable energy: establishment of a capacity market for the target year 2031 as an incentive framework for investment in firm capacity; commencement of the relevant competitive tenders in 2026, initially concerning support for new plants with long-term capacity, and later also the upgrading of existing plants, pools of small-scale plants and controllable loads; special consideration of bids for the grid-specific south; payment by the transmission system operator of remuneration for making electrical capacity available; construction of new “hydrogen-ready” power plants; mandatory climate neutrality of all subsidized power plants from 2045; Act to Ensure Security of Electricity Supply and Provide New Capacity (Electricity Supply Security and Capacity Act – StromVKG) as Article 1 of the bill, amendment of Annex Section 8 of the Special Fees Ordinance of the Federal Network Agency; authorization to issue ordinances Reference: Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for electricity (OJ L 138, 14.06.2019, p. 54) Report on security of electricity supply – status and development of security of supply in the area of electricity supply, Federal Network Agency, September 2025 Committee recommendation: More technology-neutral design of the criteria for long-term capacity; adjustment of the provisions on pools of plants, regional distribution (north-south bonus), penalties and security deposits; increase of the maximum bid value to 244 euros per kilowatt-hour; clarifications, editorial amendments and consequential amendments; adoption of a motion for a resolution: simplification of the prequalification procedure for pools of small-scale plants; consistent implementation of the Coalition Committee’s decisions on the smart meter rollout; evaluation of the first tender round for long-term capacity, particularly with regard to balanced regional distribution; ensuring connection of power plant sites to the hydrogen core network; Amendment of numerous §§ and annexes of the Electricity Supply Security and Capacity Act, additional amendment of § 1 of the Special Fees Ordinance of the Federal Network Agency Reference: Agreement of the Coalition Committee of 1 July 2026 on accelerating the digitalization of the grids

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