Tag: Electricity price
Trade warns of industrial electricity price: “Special tariff leads to distortion of competition”
Berlin DGB boss Yasmin Fahimi encounters divided opinions with her proposal to cap the electricity price for industry at four cents per kilowatt hour for a limited period of time.…
Economists speak out against it
Advisory Council Achim Truger (2nd from left) is in favor of an industrial electricity price, Ulrike Malmendier (from left), Monika Schnitzer, Veronika Grimm and Martin Werding are against it. (Photo:…
New Uniper management wants to privatize the group again “as quickly as possible”.
Dusseldorf According to the will of the new board of directors, the crisis group Uniper should be privatized again as quickly as possible. At the energy supplier’s annual general meeting…
Electricity for industry and households should become cheaper
Dusseldorf When it is particularly sunny or windy in Germany, there is sometimes more electricity from renewable energies in the grid than is necessary. This puts a strain on the…
How does Germany save its industry from the electricity price shock?
Ulrike Malmendier and Michael Niese The economy is critical of an industrial electricity price, the industry representative demands affordable electricity as quickly as possible. (Photo: Imago, Getty, PR) Berlin The…
Is it still worth installing a gas heating system before 2024?
gas meter Gas heating or heat pump? What causes higher costs? (Photo: IMAGO/Wolfgang Maria Weber) Dusseldorf A draft law by the federal government is causing a lot of concern among…
Is it still worth quickly installing a gas heating system before 2024?
gas meter Gas heating or heat pump? What causes higher costs? (Photo: IMAGO/Wolfgang Maria Weber) Dusseldorf A draft law by the federal government is causing a lot of concern among…
Cartel Office targets gas suppliers
gas stove With the electricity and gas price brakes, the federal government wants to mitigate the consequences of increased energy prices for consumers or companies. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The Bundeskartellamt…
“Without an industrial electricity price, emigration is inevitable”
Berlin, Dusseldorf The industrial electricity price proposed by Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) is intended to help energy-intensive sectors, but Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) rejects the concept. There is…
Rheinmetall enters the heat pump business
Heat pump production at Viessmann The sale of the core business has triggered a debate about how self-sufficient Germany must be able to produce key technologies. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf, Berlin…
Robert Habeck announces industrial electricity price of 6 cents
Robert Habeck (Greens) Initial reactions from the affected sectors to the Ministry’s proposal for a bridge electricity price were positive. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens)…
Habeck announces industrial electricity price of six cents
Robert Habeck (Greens) Initial reactions from the affected sectors to the Ministry’s proposal for a bridge electricity price were positive. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens)…
The first proposal for a German hydrogen network could be available in the summer
Salzgitter It should now go quickly with the construction of a network for the supply of hydrogen. At the beginning of the week, the Federal Ministry of Economics under Minister…
This is what an industrial electricity price could look like
Aluminum production in Essen The cost of electricity in Germany is far higher than in other industrialized countries. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Brussels The high electricity prices in Germany are a…
Special electricity tariffs for heat pumps are worthwhile again
heat pumps This year, the heat pump tariffs have relaxed again with the wholesale price. (Photo: obs) Berlin Many homeowners are faced with the choice of whether to have a…
In fact, the new heating law hardly differs from the first draft
Heat pump on the house wall The topic of hydrogen was also included in the original draft. According to this, heating systems for the use of green hydrogen were permitted.…
Why the changeover in Poland, Italy, France is faster
Installation of a heat pump Heat pumps are also heavily subsidized by the state in other European countries. (Photo: In Pictures/Getty Images) Düsseldorf, Vienna, Paris, Rome Germany is fighting for…
Why state funding hardly reaches the citizens
Expensive heat pump Industry experts warn that state subsidies could be ineffective. Dusseldorf, Berlin The federal government has announced a “major socio-political support measure” for the coming year – for…
Is a new condensing boiler still worth it? A sample calculation
counter in the basement Gas heating or heat pump? What causes higher costs? Dusseldorf A draft law by the federal government is causing a lot of concern among consumers these…
Stay away from oil heating – a comment
Oil heating in the basement The operation of oil and gas heating is likely to become more and more expensive in the coming years. (Photo: IMAGO/Petra Schneider) Now quickly a…