Growing electrical energy provide: According to the community company, electrical energy costs in 2026 will likely be “stable or falling” – subsidies and renewables as the explanation | EUROtoday

According to a media report, the Federal Network Agency expects electrical energy costs to be steady within the new yr: “With renewable energies, the electricity supply is growing, which is reducing generation prices,” stated the President of the Federal Network Agency, Klaus Müller, to the “Rheinische Post” ‍in keeping with a preliminary report. On the opposite hand, community charges rose as a result of community growth, accounting for a 3rd of the costs.

“In 2026, consumers can look forward to stable or falling prices: the state will subsidize network fees with 6.5 billion euros,” Müller continued. Now it is vital to make community growth cheaper: “By relying on overhead lines instead of expensive underground cables for electricity highways, by providing incentives for cost efficiency and by distributing network costs more fairly.” Solar roof operators also needs to contribute extra to the community prices sooner or later, as they too profit from a well-developed electrical energy community.

The EU’s deliberate embargo on Russian gasoline from the top of 2027 won’t endanger gasoline provides in Germany, stated Müller, in keeping with the preliminary report. “We built four terminals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the North and Baltic Seas to secure our supply and – that was the policy goal – out of solidarity with our neighbors.” There is at present no risk of a gasoline scarcity. “The situation is completely different than in the first year after the Russian invasion in Ukraine. The LNG terminals, large quantities of pipeline gas from Norway as well as imports via Belgium, the Netherlands and, at times, France secure our supply.” More than a 3rd of the heating interval has already been accomplished.