Das Papier analysiert verschiedene Optionen der Milderung von Verteilungseffekten der Förderung von Strom aus erneuerbaren Energien (EE). Ausgehend von der bestehenden Regelung in Deutschland, der Umverteilung durch die EEG-Umlage, werden eine Senkung der Differenzkosten, eine Verringerung der...

[Introduction] The support of renewable energy in electricity generation has been subject to much debate. Tariffs or premiums for renewable electricity generation have turned out as the instrument of choice in 23 EU member states and in more than 100 countries globally. But the financing of RE...

The increasing use of energy from renewable sources (RE) for the generation of heat and electricity in Germany has also led to an increasingly intensive debate on its advantages and disadvantages. The discussion mostly centers on the cost effects, because beneficial effects often are harder to...