German Solar Rush Expected as Lawmakers Delay Subsidy Cuts
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Germany may see a rush of solar panel installations in the coming weeks after lawmakers from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition failed to agree on an overhaul of the country’s clean-energy subsidy system.
A proposal backed by Economy Minister Philipp Roesler to limit total installations and introduce a quick, one-time subsidy cut of about 35 percent found support in both parties but didn’t achieve unanimous backing, said Klaus Breil, a lawmaker with the Free Democratic Party junior coalition partner.