On the test bench
The German Renewable Energy Sources Law (EEG) has been put on the test bench. The European Commission considers that the EEG favors domestic industry, distorting in this way competition with competitors from other countries of the European Union.
The EEG was adopted in 2000 and promotes production and use of electricity from regenerative sources: for example, wind, water, or solar energy. It guarantees producers input of their electricity into the network and compensation for the generated power. Their compensation is financed by a surcharge that users pay via the electricity tariff. However,...
