Energy - Goldschmidt praises grid fee reform for electricity
Schleswig-Holstein's Minister for the Energy Transition Tobias Goldschmidt has praised the Federal Network Agency's proposal to reform the grid fees for electricity. "Today is an important milestone on the road to greater cost fairness and distributive justice in the energy transition," the Green politician announced on Friday. He recalled that Schleswig-Holstein had repeatedly called for the reform. "The first concrete result now follows many years of efforts."
From January 2025, there will be noticeable relief for many people in Schleswig-Holstein. According to the current proposal, it could be three to four cents per kilowatt hour, Goldschmidt said. "We will now closely examine the reform proposals."
The Federal Network Agency presented its proposal in a key points paper on Friday. "The energy transition is a joint task and investment in the grids benefits everyone. We want to achieve a fairer distribution of costs," explained Klaus Müller, President of the Agency. Grid fees are part of the electricity price.
Grid costs are refinanced by electricity customers via the grid fees. Because a lot is being invested in the grids in large parts of northern and north-eastern Germany due to the strong expansion of renewables, the grid fees there are noticeably higher than in other regions of Germany.
According to the grid agency, the fees in some grid areas are up to 15 cents per kilowatt hour. On the other hand, there are regions where they are less than 5 cents. There are also significant differences within the federal states.
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- Tobias Goldschmidt, the Minister for Alternative Energies in Schleswig-Holstein, commends the Federal Network Agency's proposition to revise the grid fees for alternative energies, particularly electricity, as a significant step towards cost equality and social justice within the energy transition.
- The President of the Federal Network Agency, Klaus Müller, emphasized that the energy transition is a collective responsibility and stressed the importance of a fair distribution of grid costs, which form part of the electricity price.
- Goldschmidt anticipates that many individuals in Schleswig-Holstein will experience a reduction in their electricity bills starting from January 2025, as the current proposal suggests a potential decrease of three to four cents per kilowatt hour.
- Higher grid fees in regions with significant renewable energy expansion, such as those in northern and northeastern Germany, are a result of substantial investments in the grids, while other parts of the country incur lower costs.
Source: www.stern.de
