News Digest Item
30 Sep 2016

“Experts: renewables surcharge 2017 probably slightly below 7 cents“

dpa / Bild

Experts say the renewables surcharge will likely only rise to slightly below 7 euro cents per kilowatt hour (KWh), says Bild, based on a report by news agency dpa. The surcharge paid by consumers via electricity bills is currently 6.354 cents per kWh. The cost for 2017 will be announced mid October.

Read the article in German here.

Also read the CLEW factsheet about the Defining features of the Renewable Energy Act (EEG).

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