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The changes brought about in Germany鈥檚 energy supply structure by the Energiewende pose a great threat to the country鈥檚 municipal utilities, Thomas Brucker writes in a study for the SPD-associated Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES). Regional energy suppliers, which employ nearly 100,000 people and cater to some 36 million customers in Germany, are currently in crisis due to the low profitability of their gas-fired power plants, high investment costs for distribution grids and contracting revenues caused by the tendency to self-supply by German energy consumers, Brucker writes. He argues the municipal utilities鈥� plight could be mitigated by 鈥�putting a (minimum) price on greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors,鈥� removing barriers to improved energy efficiency and investing in innovative technologies for emissions reduction.

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See the 麻豆无码版 factsheet Small, but powerful 鈥� Germany鈥檚 municipal utilities for background.