Tag: Amprion
How dependent is Germany on energy from abroad?
power grid Germany has exported a particularly large amount of electricity in recent months. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf In recent months, Germany has imported more electricity than usual from abroad. According…
Why consumers could make money on weekends
electricity prices Last Sunday, consumers could even earn money by consuming electricity. (Photo: IMAGO/Kosecki) Dusseldorf The price of electricity fell to an all-time low last Sunday. On the Epex Spot,…
Why consumers could make money on weekends
electricity prices Last Sunday, consumers could even earn money by consuming electricity. (Photo: IMAGO/Kosecki) Dusseldorf The price of electricity fell to an all-time low last Sunday. At 2 p.m. on…
Federal Network Agency grants network operators higher returns
Electricity Electricity grid fees have risen continuously in recent years. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Good news for the more than 800 electricity network operators and around 700 gas network operators in…
Federal Network Agency grants electricity and gas network operators higher returns – consumers pay more
Electricity Electricity grid fees have risen continuously in recent years. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Good news for the more than 800 electricity network operators and around 700 gas network operators in…
Federal Network Agency grants electricity and gas network operators higher returns – consumers pay more
Electricity Electricity grid fees have risen continuously in recent years. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Good news for the more than 800 electricity network operators and around 700 gas network operators in…
Higher returns for power grid operators? Netzagentur President Müller gives hope
power poles Electricity grid fees have risen continuously in recent years. (Photo: IMAGO/Countrypixel) Berlin, Dusseldorf Federal Network Agency President Klaus Müller is open to demands that operators of electricity grids…
Heat pumps push power grids to their limits
Transformer station in Rhineland-Palatinate The demand for electricity will increase significantly with the heat transition – a stress test for the grids. (Photo: imago images/UJ Alexander) Berlin, Dusseldorf The federal…
Heat pumps push power grids to their limits
Transformer station in Rhineland-Palatinate The demand for electricity will increase significantly with the heat transition – a stress test for the grids. (Photo: imago images/UJ Alexander) The federal government’s heat…
Tennet awards contracts worth 30 billion euros for grid expansion
Wind energy in Lower Saxony Germany and the neighboring countries of the Netherlands, Denmark and Belgium have ambitious goals for the expansion of wind power at sea. (Photo: dpa) Munich,…
Tennet awards contracts worth 30 billion euros for grid expansion
Wind energy in Lower Saxony Germany and the neighboring countries of the Netherlands, Denmark and Belgium have ambitious goals for the expansion of wind power at sea. (Photo: dpa) Munich,…
Majority thinks shutdown is wrong
Minister Steffi Lemke “That’s actually an unimaginably long time, and it’s beyond me how anyone would classify such a technology as sustainable.” (Photo: IMAGO/Metodi Popov) Berlin According to surveys, a…
Despite the nuclear phase-out, Amprion sees no blackout risk
high voltage pylon The energy transition requires massive investments in the German power grid. (Photo: IMAGO/Christian Ohde) Dusseldorf The transmission system operator Amprion is once again giving the all-clear for…
Network operators calculate with 128 billion for network expansion
wind turbines and power lines The grid operators calculate that the expansion of the transmission grids is likely to cost many billions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The operators of the electricity…
Tennet sees an investment requirement of 111 billion euros due to the energy transition
Berlin The electricity network operator Tennet wants to massively increase its investments in the expansion of the networks. “We invested 4.5 billion euros last year. We want to increase this…
Dutch want to get rid of German daughter
Berlin The Dutch government expects the network operator Tennet to need significantly more capital and urgently advises a complete sale of the German subsidiary to the Federal Republic. This emerges…
Up to 600 billion in investments are necessary
wind energy The energy transition requires billions in investments. (Photo: AP) Berlin, Dusseldorf Offshore wind power is to transcend national borders in the future. The electricity network operators 50Hertz, Amprion…
Up to 600 billion in investments are necessary
wind energy The energy transition requires billions in investments. (Photo: AP) Berlin, Dusseldorf Offshore wind power is to transcend national borders in the future. The electricity network operators 50Hertz, Amprion…
Tennet wants to sell the German subsidiary completely to the federal government
Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) is making progress with the entry into the electricity transmission system operator Tennet. According to Friday, the Dutch state-owned company is ready…
Germany is aiming for direct participation in electricity grid operators
Frankfurt, Berlin, Dusseldorf According to negotiating circles, after years of standstill, talks between Germany and the Netherlands about the financing of power lines are starting to move. These are indispensable…