USANews版 - 现在这个Green-Energy就是个joke,德国和西班牙都顶不住了 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 1 Germany and Spain Move to Curb Green-Energy Supports .
By WILLIAM BOSTON and JAMES ANGELOS in Berlin and ILAN BRAT in Madrid
More than a decade ago, Germany and Spain created similar laws to
aggressively promote the adoption of renewable energy. The two countries
were again marching in step on Thursday—this time to fix a web of subsidies
and compensations they created for green energy that had the unintended
effect of driving up household electricity bills.
With Spain in the grips of recession, the government wants to lower
consumers' light bills. In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel faces an
election in September and hopes to win points with voters by putting a stop
to rising electricity bills. The independent steps have been welcomed by
German consumer groups, but have been slammed by businesses as German and
Spanish politicians move to finance cuts for consumers by passing on the
costs to companies.
Germany subsidizes producers of renewable energy such as solar and wind
power in part by imposing a surcharge on household electricity bills. As the
industry has grown, demand for the subsidy increased, driving the surcharge
higher. In January, the surcharge, which amounts to about 14% of
electricity prices, nearly doubled to 5.28 euro cents per kilowatt hour.
Large energy-intensive industries are exempted.
That means ordinary consumers shoulder the lion's share of the costs for
what the German government calls its "energy revolution."
Fearing a voter backlash from anger over the lopsided financing of green
energy, Ms. Merkel's government on Thursday proposed putting a cap on the
green-energy surcharge until the end of 2014 and then restricting any rise
in the surcharge after that to no more than 2.5% a year. The government also
plans to tighten exemptions, which would force more companies to pay, and
achieve a cut in green subsidies of €1.8 billion ($2.42 billion). The
plan is a quick fix pending comprehensive reform after the election,
government officials said.
The proposal represents a compromise by the parties in Ms. Merkel's center-
right coalition between taking small steps before the election and a more
time-consuming comprehensive reform of the renewable energy law. The
government now hopes to thrash out a bill with Germany's 16 states by the
end of March, eliminating a potentially negative issue ahead of the election
on September 22.
"We need a fundamental reform of the renewable energy law, but until we get
there we don't want to make people wait and that is why there is this price
cap on electricity," Economy Minister Philipp Rösler said Thursday
after a meeting with representatives of the states.
The Spanish parliament took a similar step on Thursday, passing a law that
aims to curb rising household electricity costs by cutting aid to the
renewable-energy industry.
Renewable-energy producers "are going to receive less revenue, but these
measures are better for consumers" said Energy Minister José Manuel Soria.
Among the changes in the Spanish system, the new law indexes certain
subsidies and compensation to an inflation estimate that strips out the
effects of energy, food commodities, and tax changes.
Until now, producers have been compensated using a full inflation estimate.
The government said the law will cut the costs of the country's electrical
system by €600 million to €800 million a year.
Renewable-energy companies said that the government was backing away from
previous promises that it would ensure them a reasonable return on their
investments.
"Spain's government is trying to smash the renewable-energy sector through
legislative modifications," said José Miguel Villarig, chairman of the
country´s Association of Renewable-Energy Producers. | c****i
发帖数: 7933 | 2 鼓吹新能源来忽悠是个好主意，真信它就太白痴了。欧洲左棍再一次秀出智商底线。其
实就是一群利益集团换新的名词口号来勾结捞钱。 |
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