OpinionKatherina Reiche's Solar Trap:
Heating, PV, and gas: Katherina Reiche is under fire and labeled a gas lobbyist. But she could achieve something historic ...
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OpinionKatherina Reiche's Solar Trap: Heating, PV, and gas: Katherina Reiche is under fire and labeled a gas lobbyist. But she could achieve something historic ...
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Minister of Economic Affairs Reiche reacts to the states' open letter on wind power States
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Federal Council rules: Reiche's extensive grid package slows down the energy transition
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Energy transition: What Bavaria thinks of Reiche's new concessions: This is how you stifle the energy transition – | that was the unanimous reaction from ...
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Green electricity from your own roof: Reiche will now continue to pay feed-in tariffs for small solar systems after all
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Key FactsReiche Softens Energy Laws, Extends Solar Support
Jul 18, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: tagesspiegel.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: tagesspiegel.de
- Economics Minister Katherina Reiche revised her proposals by presenting moderated drafts for the grid package and EEG reform.
- Capacity-limited grid zones remain, but compensation payments during shutdowns will only be partially reduced.
- Subsidies for small solar installations will end but include a limited transition payment valid through 2029 to support direct marketing.
- The drafts are now under review by federal states and associations before being submitted to the cabinet for approval.
Katherina Reiche plans EEG amendment: Is the end of peatland photovoltaics imminent?
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Reiche plans extensive changes to the EEG - | also regarding feed-in tariffs: With two major legislative changes, the Ministry of Economic Affairs wants to ...
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Will feed-in tariffs be eliminated?: Reiche initiates controversial energy transition adjustments
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Key FactsControversial Energy Transition Reforms Approved
Mar 20, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- Minister Reiche proposes ending fixed feed-in tariffs, requiring new renewable operators to sell electricity on the market.
- Grid operators will decide which renewable energy plants connect to the network to better align grid and renewable expansion.
- Plant operators must share grid expansion costs and may lose compensation when facilities are shut down for grid stability.
- The reforms face opposition from Greens, SPD, and parts of the energy sector despite reaffirming the 80% renewables target for 2030.
Ms. Reiche proves to be a security risk for Germany.— Felix Banaszak, Green Party co-leader, commenting on Reiches energy policy proposals (as cited in the article).
Solar subsidies on the brink: Associations expect a slump in photovoltaic expansion due to the EEG reform
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Feed-in tariffs to be abolished: Solar industry is appalled: There will be no feed-in tariffs for private solar systems. This is evidenced by leaked plans from ...
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Roof-mounted solar systems face an end to the boom: Economics Minister Reiche wants to link the expansion of renewable energies more closely to the market ...
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Draft Renewable Energy Sources Act: End of subsidies for solar panels on rooftops
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Solar panel subsidies 2026: The wealthy are right to stop subsidies: The Reich is cutting subsidies for small solar power systems. But that's no reason for ...
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Key FactsReiche Proposes Ending Solar Subsidies for Small Systems
Feb 26, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stern.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stern.de
- Economy Minister Katherina Reiche intends to stop subsidies for solar installations up to 25 kilowatts.
- The draft EEG law plans to eliminate fixed feed-in tariffs and require new systems to sell electricity directly on the market.
- Opponents from politics and industry warn these changes could significantly hinder private solar expansion.
- Despite subsidy cuts, the goal remains to increase renewable energy’s share of electricity consumption to 80% by 2030.
The solar subsidies on private rooftops are a success story — millions of citizens have invested, and the country has benefited. With her draft bill, Katherina Reiche threatens to derail this engagement.— Michael Kellner, Green Party energy policy spokesman, commenting on Katherina Reiche's plans.
Reich's "frontal attack on the energy transition"? Ministry of Economic Affairs is reportedly planning drastic cuts to the EEG (Renewable Energy Sources ...
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Katherina Reiche announces cuts to solar subsidies: In the future, rooftop PV systems will no longer receive financial subsidies.
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“Feed-in tariffs should be abolished”: Industry puts further demands on the table
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Reiche questions funding for private solar systems.: Federal Minister of Economics Reiche wants to cut funding for green electricity from private photovoltaic ...
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EEG funding gone? Are small solar systems still worthwhile?: New, small PV systems no longer need funding, says Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy ...
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