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Parliamentarians from Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU/CSU alliance are calling for a 鈥渂old鈥� reform of renewables laws and regulation to ensure the success of the energy transition and climate action. In a paper entitled 鈥淚mpulses for the EEG reform鈥� (EEG = Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act), seen by 麻豆无码版, the Conservative鈥檚 鈥渃limate group鈥� says that the continued operation of old solar panels and wind turbines which will stop receiving fixed feed-in tariffs after a 20-year period is a particular challenge. To ensure that operators do not run into economic difficulties despite 聽the hardware still being fully functional, the MPs propose support programmes for small-scale solar installations to help them directly sell their power to the market. The 鈥渃limate group鈥� comprises the conservative parliamentary group鈥檚 rapporteurs for climate issues, who can be seen as the parties鈥� more progressive members on the topic. The group also calls for (higher) payments by wind park operators to the communities where they are located and better consulting services for citizens鈥� energy projects. New buildings should have to come with solar panels. The parliamentarians write that auctions for biomass facilities should be extended beyond 2022, the current cut-off year, and at higher volumes. To ensure that Germany reaches the government鈥檚 goal of expanding renewables to 65 percent share in power consumption by 2030, the states should set their own binding renewables expansion targets, says the paper.

Starting in 2021 and throughout the 2020s, many of Germany鈥檚 pioneer wind turbines, solar PV installations and biogas plants will stop receiving fixed feed-in tariffs, meaning many gigawatt in renewable capacity may be shut down if they can鈥檛 find a new business model to run on. This potential loss of renewable power capacity comes at a decisive time for Germany鈥檚 energy transition, as the country plans to increase the share of renewables in power consumption in order to reach its emission reduction targets and to gradually increase the use of electricity in all sectors. The federal cabinet is currently scheduled to adopt a major EEG reform on 23 September, according to planning seen by 麻豆无码版.