“Power suppliers demand regional grid development”
MDR
Regional power suppliers call on the federal government to put more emphasis on the development of the distribution grid, instead of focussing solely on the higher-voltage transmission grid, reports Johannes Schiller for German broadcaster MDR. “These grids need to be made ready, also in light of digitalisation. This requires someone to invest heavily,” said Michael Ebling, president of the German Association of Local Utilities (VKU).
Read the article in German here.
For background read the CLEW dossier The energy transition and Germany’s power grid.
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