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09.12.2022 By Stephen Lorenzen, Lars Zimmermann and Maximilian Hammes
Does the price cap for electricity endanger the energy transition?
The German Government is using the price cap for electricity as part of the €300 billion economic ‘defence shield’ in an attempt to cushion the rising costs for consumers in Germany. This blog post will describe what the price cap is, how the financing is supposed to work and whether it entails as many benefits as promised.
Read more05.12.2022 By Simon Bächle, Ellen Szczepaniak and Zoe Holdt
Virtual power plants 2.0
A virtual power plant is an association of decentralised units that are coordinated via a common control system. The purpose of a virtual power plant is to sell the electricity and flexibility provided by the large network of aggregated installations through a single source. This blog post will explain where this idea originated and how it can be used in the energy transition.
Read more17.11.2022 By Lars Zimmermann , Georg Benhöfer and Stephen Lorenzen
Habeck announces restart of smart meter rollout
Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, announced a restart of the rollout on 20 October 2022. In order to remove the legal and bureaucratic hurdles, a package of measures is to be developed and presented together with the industry that will significantly accelerate and simplify the rollout. We reveal what the new start looks like in our blog post.
Read more27.10.2022 By Lars Zimmermann , Georg Benhöfer and Stephen Lorenzen
From ‘double whammies’ to an ‘energy war for prosperity and freedom’ – an overview of the German federal government’s €200 billion defensive shield
The electricity and gas crisis is at its peak. Reason enough for the German federal government to now take drastic measures to cushion the impact of the geostrategic conflict. On 29 September 2022, the government presented an energy aid package worth €200 billion. This blog post will explain what this astronomical energy aid package covers.
Read more05.10.2022 By Georg Benhöfer, Lars Zimmermann and Stephen Lorenzen
Warm socks campaign – German federal government prescribes short-term energy-saving measures
One solution to mitigate the energy crisis in Germany is its Ordinance on Securing the Energy Supply via Measures Effective in the Short Term (Verordnung über kurzfristige Energieeinsparmaßnahmen, EnSikuMaV). The purpose of the ordinance is to implement short-term energy-saving measures, particularly in residential and non-residential buildings. These regulations affect public enterprises, the energy, real estate and tourism industries as well as trade. We will explain the specifics of what this entails in our blog post.
Read more21.09.2022 By Lars Zimmermann , Georg Benhöfer and Stephen Lorenzen
Reducing gas consumption in the energy sector
In July 2022, an amendment to the Energy Industry Act (Energiewirtschaftsgesetz, EnWG) laid the groundwork for reducing gas consumption in the electricity sector, this being done in the backdrop of an impending natural gas shortage. Sections 50a to 50e of the Act seek to increase the amount of electricity generated with coal and oil, while Sections 50f to 50h introduce measures to reduce the amount of electricity produced using gas and increase flexibility in gas supplies. But how can this be achieved?
Read more20.09.2022 By Dominique Kompch and Laura Schöning
Self-service portals for the energy sector
The energy sector is in a constant state of cultural change. The driving force behind this change is the digital transformation of the entire energy market from power generation to billing, which also encompasses the megatrend of e-mobility. In addition, customers now expect a comprehensive customer experience across all touchpoints. Self-service portals are one way to deliver the seamless, end-to-end support they demand.
Read more07.09.2022 By Lars Zimmermann , Georg Benhöfer and Stephen Lorenzen
The merit-order effect and the coupling of electricity and gas prices
Gas prices are not only skyrocketing, but electricity prices are also at record highs. That is because the price of the two is coupled as a result of the merit-order effect, the electricity market regulation that is subject to much debate at the moment. We will explain what the merit-order effect is and how it contributes to the coupling of gas and electricity prices in this blog post.
Read more31.08.2022 By Jonas Schnorrenberg
Will the supply gap be bridged with coal-based energy – or will we go nuclear after all?
In a previous blog post, we already summarised the reasons and consequences of the second stage of the ‘Emergency Plan for Gas’. In this blog post, we will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear and coal-powered plants.
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