{
  "id": 16631559,
  "title": "Energiewende: Ökostrom-Förderbedarf 2027 um eine Milliarde höher als geplant",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/energiewende-okostrom-forderbedarf-2027-um-eine-milliarde-hoher-als",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-26T16:57:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/energiewende-oekostrom-foerderbedarf-2027-um-eine-milliarde-hoeher-als-geplant/100265072.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The promotion of green electricity is expected to place a greater burden on the federal budget in 2027 than initially planned. The four German transmission system operators (ÜNB) anticipate a financing requirement of 17.52 billion euros for 2027, according to their announcement on Monday. The budget draft had previously allocated 16.5 billion euros for this item. The Federal Finance Ministry has not ruled out increasing the approach. Whether and to what extent adjustments are necessary will be a matter for parliamentary proceedings on the federal budget, a spokesperson stated upon request. There is still nearly two weeks to decide. The Budget Committee is expected to finalize the budget draft in the reconciliation session on November 12th. A surplus of two billion euros for 2026 could at least offset the additional financing need in theory. The ÜNB expect a positive balance on the EEG account of two billion euros for 2026, resulting in a predictable repayment claim by the federal government to the ÜNB in 2027. The Finance Ministry explicitly pointed out that this offsetting claim should also be taken into account during the budget consultations. The promotion of renewable energies has been funded from the federal government's core budget since 2025. The costs are largely dependent on the prices on the electricity market: if the revenues for wind and solar power are low, the state must compensate for a larger difference to finance the guaranteed remuneration for plant operators. Significant parts of the payments are based on long-term remuneration promises for older plants. The publication also falls amid the political debate about the future of the energy transition. Economy Minister Katherina Reiche (CDU) intends to limit the promotion of new plants, expand the direct trading, and align the expansion more with the available network capacity. The renewable sector, on the other hand, warns against strangling the energy transition. Draft laws on the EEG reform and the regulation of network connections are currently being discussed in the Bundestag. The German Renewable Energy Association (BEE) stated that the forecast overlooked key influencing factors, including the planned EEG amendment and the further development of storage capacity. BEE President Ursula Heinen-Esser pointed out that new plants need significantly less support than older ones, leading to lower long-term EEG costs. The association called for a stronger expansion of battery storage and flexible electricity consumption options to stabilize the market values of renewable energies and reduce support costs.",
  "summary": "Die Ökostromförderung könnte 2027 teurer werden als geplant. Netzbetreiber erwarten 17,52 Milliarden Euro Bedarf. Im Haushalt stehen bislang 16,5 Milliarden.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}