On Tuesday 19 December, the European Commission approved German plans to provide exemptions from and reductions to the surcharge for renewable energies in favour of certain auto-producers of electricity.
The German law on renewable energies (EEG) aims to support the production of electricity from renewable sources. A tax known as the "EEG surcharge" has therefore been imposed on consumers of electricity, but not on individuals self-producing their own renewable electricity. This exemption...