The German Bundestag has adopted several policy drafts to amend the Energy Industry Act (20/14235), the Renewable Energy Sources Act (20/14246), the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Act 2024 (20/1358, 520/13962), the Combined Heat and Power Act (20/13615) and the act "for more control and acceptance in wind energy expansion" (20/14234).
The amended Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) will adapt regulations on the remuneration of renewable power plants in times of negative prices (solar PV operators will no longer receive EEG compensation for electricity injected in the grid at times of negative prices but the compensation period will be extended to 20 years to offset the loss of revenue), and reform the marketing of smaller plants by transmission system operators. One of the adopted laws extends subsidies for CHP power plants from the end of 2026 to the end of 2030 (so far, CHP power plants had to be commissioned by 31 December 2026 to remain eligible for support). For biogas power plants, new amendments also raise the flexibility surcharge from €65/kWh of installed capacity to €100/kWh, will discontinue subsidies for existing biogas plants even if prices are weakly positive, and will increase the tender volumes for 2025 and 2026.
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