Die Verteilung der Kosten des Ausbaus der Erneuerbaren - Eine qualitative Bewertung der meistdiskutierten Vorschläge
Germany’s private and industrial consumers have to bear electricity prices that are among the highest in Europe, a major reason being the massive subsidization of green electricity via feed-in tariffs. To dampen future electricity cost increases, numerous suggestions were published recently. They differ substantially with respect to their distributional impacts, transaction costs, political feasibility, and their impact on the cost-effectiveness of the future promotion of renewable technologies. This article’s qualitative evaluation of the most prominent proposals indicates that, more or less, they all fall short with respect to these evaluation criteria. In conclusion, decision-makers would be well advised to reconsider Germany’s renewable energy goals. Consideration should be given to either abolishing these ambitious goals or to improving the cost-effectiveness of the future expansion of renewable energy technologies to dampen the likely continued increase in electricity prices.
Frondel, M. (2018), Die Verteilung der Kosten des Ausbaus der Erneuerbaren - Eine qualitative Bewertung der meistdiskutierten Vorschläge. Zeitschrift für Energiewirtschaft, 42, 2, 103-116