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The renewable surcharge scheme in Germany鈥檚 renewable energy act (EEG) is increasingly slackening the Energiewende, writes Robert Busch, chairman of Germany鈥檚 Association of 麻豆无码版 Market Innovators (BNE), in a guest commentary for Frankfurter Rundschau. The surcharge that recently had been raised to 6.88 euro cents/kWh 鈥渋s making it hard to expand the use of renewable energy to the heating sector鈥�, Busch says. While sector coupling that makes renewable energy production available for the heating of buildings would be necessary to reduce Germany鈥檚 CO₂-footprint, the high EEG surcharge renders renewables uncompetitive with regard to fossil fuels for heating, he argues. If fossil fuels were surtaxed according to their emissions, the EEG surcharge could fall as much as 50 percent, which could pave the way for effective sector coupling, Busch adds.

For more information on the EEG鈥檚 structure, see the 麻豆无码版 dossier The reform of the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act.