EEG financing

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Until 2022, the EEG levies financed the expansion of renewable energies; since 2023, funding has been provided via the federal budget. Here you can find out more about the respective financing mechanisms and the medium-term forecasts for the expansion of renewable energies.

New regulation of the EEG financing requirement from 2023

The EEG levy was already reduced to zero in July 2022 to relieve the burden on consumers.

Since January 1, 2023, the EEG levy has been abolished by law. The promotion of renewable energies is now part of the federal budget.

Every year on October 25, the transmission system operators publish the EEG financing requirements for the following calendar year. It is determined in accordance with the Energy Financing Act (EnFG).