Act amending the Renewable Energy Sources Act and other provisions to implement Union-law requirements in the electricity sector
Original: Gesetz zur Änderung des Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetzes und weiterer Vorschriften zur Umsetzung unionsrechtlicher Vorgaben im Stromsektor
- Energy
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- Introduced
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- Floor2. BeratungFailed
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Latest action
2. Beratung
Summary
From the official record · GermanImplementation of EU requirements on recouping excess revenues from subsidized renewable energy installations during periods of high prices by introducing a financing model in the form of two-sided contracts for difference ("Contracts for Difference", CfDs): supplementing the existing system of subsidized direct marketing with a market premium by adding a refinancing contribution for all new installations with an installed capacity of 100 kilowatts or more, except biomass installations, when the applicable value is exceeded in the respective calendar year; this involves renewable energy installations in the costs of the energy transition during periods of high electricity prices and strengthens their market-driven expansion; evaluation of the Act by 2029 at the latest; Insertion, amendment and repeal of numerous sections and amendment of Annex 1 to the Renewable Energy Sources Act, amendment of sections 14, 15, 50, 51 and 61 and Annex 1 to the Energy Financing Act Reference: Regulation (EU) 2024/1747 of 13 June 2024 amending Regulations (EU) 2019/942 and (EU) 2019/943 as regards improving the Union’s electricity market design (OJ L 2024/1747, 26.06.2024, p.1) ; Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L 2024/1735, 28.06.2024, p. 1) ; Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for electricity (OJ L 138, 14.06.2019, p. 54)
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