{"id":57261,"date":"2026-07-19T00:17:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T00:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/57261\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T00:17:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T00:17:45","slug":"germany-to-scale-back-renewable-subsidies-amid-power-grid-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/57261\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany to scale back renewable subsidies amid power grid strain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Germany plans to scale back renewable-energy subsidies in a sweeping overhaul of its funding system, as surging solar output puts growing strain on the country\u2019s power grid.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">From 2027, new renewable generators should receive support \u201cin a way that benefits both the market and the system,\u201d according to a draft law published by the Economy Ministry late on Friday. That means rewarding projects that respond more closely to electricity demand and do not worsen grid congestion.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Fixed feed-in tariffs for new installations would be gradually phased out under the proposal.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The changes could slow investment in onshore wind and solar projects, where developers already face higher costs and falling revenues as power prices increasingly turn negative. Still, the ministry is sticking to its target of raising renewables\u2019 share of Germany\u2019s gross electricity consumption to 80 per cent from about 58 per cent by 2030, and plans additional auctions for wind capacity.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Germany\u2019s feed-in tariffs, generally granted for 20 years, and recent efforts to cut red tape have helped renewable capacity expand at a record pace. But power lines have failed to keep pace, creating bottlenecks and forcing operators to temporarily curtail generation. Producers can claim compensation for the lost output.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron after a press conference at Schloss Augustusburg in Br\u00fchl, Germany, on Friday. Photo: Reuters\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/024ae8f0-bbc5-484c-a8fd-548f2ced82f9_1c55f629.jpg\" title=\"German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron after a press conference at Schloss Augustusburg in Br\u00fchl, Germany, on Friday. Photo: Reuters\"\/>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron after a press conference at Schloss Augustusburg in Br\u00fchl, Germany, on Friday. Photo: Reuters<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The state is expected to spend about \u20ac16 billion (US$18.3 billion) on renewable support this year, fuelling criticism as Chancellor Friedrich Merz\u2019s government seeks to rein in spending, including on pensions and healthcare. Additional payments for curtailed generation of as much as \u20ac3 billion (US$3.4 billion) have also drawn criticism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Germany plans to scale back renewable-energy subsidies in a sweeping overhaul of its funding system, as surging solar&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57262,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[7865,722,393,5,1108,5408,1357],"class_list":["post-57261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-germany","tag-euro","tag-european-union","tag-friedrich-merz","tag-germany","tag-renewable-energy","tag-solar","tag-wind-turbine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}