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Traffic light wants to move forward with coal phase-out and accelerate the expansion of green electricity
The Ampel-Coalition wants to bring the coal phase-out to 2030 and to significantly accelerate the expansion of renewable energies. Taking into account security of supply, the end of the last coal-fired power plant should be brought forward to 2030, according to the coalition agreement between the SPD, FDP and the Greens. So far it has been anchored by 2038 at the latest. For this purpose, wind and solar power are to be massively expanded. By 2030, 80 percent of electricity consumption should come from renewable energies. So far, only 65 percent were planned. With a consumption of up to 750 terawatt hours, the parties assume a significantly higher demand for electricity than before. In terms of solar energy alone, around 200 gigawatts of capacity are to be installed by 2030. That is a good three times as much as is currently built. This should also be done by making solar roofs compulsory for commercial buildings and the rule for private buildings. The targets for wind energy, for example on the high seas, are also being expanded significantly. The surcharge on the electricity price to finance the expansion, the EEG surcharge, should no longer apply from 2023. The role of the CO2 tax on fuel, heating oil or gas in climate protection, on the other hand, should not increase. The reason for this is the already high price level for energy, so that for social reasons it is foregone. The current price path of the levy will therefore remain, which is expected to rise by five euros to 30 euros next year. That corresponds to a surcharge of around ten cents on a liter of petrol. Actually, the Greens and the FDP wanted stronger increases here in the next few years.
Taking into account security of supply, the end of the last coal-fired power plant should be brought forward to 2030, according to the coalition agreement between the SPD, FDP and the Greens.