Soaring grid costs likely topic during SPD/CDU coalition talks
骋别谤尘补苍测鈥檚 soaring grid costs and negative power prices will likely be tackled during the talks between Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) on renewing their grand coalition, reports Klaus Stratmann in Handelsblatt. 鈥淲e can鈥檛 afford this lunacy in the long run. The upcoming government coalition will have to deal with this issue,鈥� said Bernd Westphal, the SPD鈥檚 energy policy spokesperson. The conservatives鈥� energy policy coordinator, Thomas Barei脽, told Handelsblatt that the increasing gap between energy supply and demand will endanger 骋别谤尘补苍测鈥檚 supply security and the competitiveness of its industry.
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For background, read the factsheets Why power prices turn negative and Set-up and challenges of 骋别谤尘补苍测鈥檚 power grid.