Energy: "They don't know what they're doing in the ministry" - Criticism of Reiche's "network package" grows
Minister of Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche (CDU) wants to reduce the costs of expanding renewable energy with the "network package". She does not specify exact financial effects.
Berlin – The planned "Netzpaket" from Federal Economics Minister Katherina Reiche (CDU) aims to curb rising costs in the electricity supply system. The focus is on the "Redispatch Reserve": wherever power grids are overloaded, new renewable energy plants should no longer receive compensation if the grids cannot absorb the electricity.
The ministry labels these overloaded areas as "capacity-limited." However, the federal economics ministry cannot quantify the financial impact of the Redispatch Reserve. This is evident from the answer of Wirtschaftsstaatssekretär Frank Wetzel to a written question from Green Bundestag deputy Michael Kellner, provided to the Handelsblatt.
The answer states that how much can be saved depends on various factors, such as how many power plant operators would choose to proceed with their project despite the Redispatch Reserve. Ultimately, the federal economics ministry remains optimistic: overall, "a reduction in system costs in the power system is expected," writes Wetzel, without providing figures.
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