GERMANY FEED IN
June 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLREVERSING its earlier position, the European Commission has agreed that the German grid feed-in laws on the promotion of electricity from renewable energy sources and from combined heat and power do not constitute state aid, that Brussels could, in theory, ban. The decision could help other European governments to pass similar laws, if they choose, where renewable and CHP suppliers prosper from fixed and protected prices.The new conservative French government will especially take note, as it is dealing with plans from its socialist predecessor to ...
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