Tag: Electricity price
Eon CEO warns of further increases in electricity prices
eat The head of the Essen-based energy group Eon hardly spoke of the good annual figures, increased profits and exceeded forecasts. In view of the “tragedy in Ukraine,” said CEO…
Eon increases profit significantly and exceeds its own forecast
eon CEO Leonhard Birnbaum and Eon board member Katherina Reiche. (Photo: dpa) eat Eon presented its annual figures for the 2021 financial year on Wednesday and exceeded its own expectations.…
leg; The federal government had to support the lignite company with a loan worth billions
Leag power plant in Lippendorf According to information from the Handelsblatt, the East German lignite company had to be supported in the short term with a loan worth billions. (Photo:…
Ukraine war: Industry wants to reduce gas consumption
Steelworks in Bremen The energy-intensive industry is concerned about rising gas prices as a result of the Russian war of aggression. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The companies that make up the…
Greentech start-up Tibber raises 100 million euros
Tibber boss Marion Nöldgen The start-up is struggling with rising prices on the electricity exchanges. (Photo: Tibber) Dusseldorf The Norwegian start-up Tibber raises 100 million dollars in a new financing…
Greentech start-up Tibber raises 100 million euros
Tibber boss Marion Nöltgen The start-up is struggling with rising prices on the electricity exchanges. (Photo: Tibber) Dusseldorf The Norwegian start-up Tibber raises 100 million euros in a new financing…
Coalition decides on financial relief
cabinet meeting In conversation: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz with Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Finance Minister Christian Lindner (from left) (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin Christian Lindner (FDP) spoke of a…
Coalition decides on financial relief
cabinet meeting In conversation: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz with Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Finance Minister Christian Lindner (from left) (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin The traffic light has decided on…
Coalition decides on financial relief
cabinet meeting In conversation: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz with Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Finance Minister Christian Lindner (from left) (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin The traffic light has decided on…
Energy group increases the annual forecast significantly
RWE headquarters in Essen The energy company is setting its goals higher for the current year. (Photo: dpa) meal The energy group RWE is more optimistic than before about the…
Europe is bracing itself with billions against rising energy prices
Athens, Vienna, Paris, Madrid, Stockholm, London, Rome Data released this week by Italy’s energy regulator is alarming: In a year, electricity prices have risen 131 percent for a typical family,…
Energy prices: Habeck advocates an immediate surcharge for children
Robert Habeck “It’s primarily fossil inflation, if you will.” (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) has also spoken out in favor of an immediate surcharge for children…
Low-cost electricity provider: model declaratory judgment lawsuit against Stromio
Dusseldorf The consumer advice center in Hesse is launching a model declaratory action against the energy discounter Stromio. The company from Kaarst terminated hundreds of thousands of customers retrospectively and…
Freight railways suffer from high electricity costs
Frankfurt Rail freight transport has a growing problem: Electricity prices have risen significantly, but freight railways cannot pass the additional costs on to their customers. “The impact is massive, we…
Commuter allowance: Lindner open to adjustment
Christian Lindner According to the FDP boss, the price increase is “an enormous social, enormous economic problem”. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner has shown himself open to…
What to do about high electricity prices?
Dusseldorf A glance at the news from their electricity provider has often surprised customers badly recently. Many energy suppliers are increasing their prices and demanding correspondingly higher down payments. Some…
Abolish the EEG levy “in just a few weeks”.
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner The FDP politician wants to abolish the so-called EEG surcharge as quickly as possible. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner wants to…
The abolition of the EEG surcharge is not enough
wind energy According to the German Institute for Economic Research, consumers could have saved 1.7 billion euros in 2021. (Photo: dpa) Cash registers are ringing for wind and solar park…
Christian Lindner indicates an earlier end to the EEG surcharge
Christian Lindner The FDP boss is also in favor of abolishing the EEG surcharge before 2023. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In view of rising energy prices, Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner…
Ampel wants to protect customers from dubious providers
three-phase meter The traffic light aims to better protect consumers against price fluctuations. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Insurance is designed to protect electricity and gas customers if their energy provider goes…