Merkel Targets Renewables to Support More Grid Costs
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Chancellor Angela Merkel said renewable power producers should be forced to pay more for supporting upgrades of Germany’s electricity grid, signaling “substantial” changes ahead for the nation’s clean energy law.
Germany’s leader said she’s in favor of keeping a lid on the cost of electricity as the nation closes its nuclear reactors over the next decade, which will require changes to the EEG clean-energy law. She said the rules should be amended so that wind turbines are added in locations where they produce electricity more efficiently.