News
that
the
renewables
surcharge
is
set
to
jump
to
€0.053
($0.069)
per
kWh
in
2013
–
from
€0.036/kWh
at
present
–
was
initially
leaked
by
government
sources
and
then
later
affirmed
by
Germany’s
BWE
wind
lobby,
which
sought
immediately
to
contain
the
damage.
The
increased
renewables
surcharge,
alongside
other
factors,
means
that
the
average
German
consumer
may
see
their
power
bill
rise
by
as
much
as
11%
next
year
–
among
the
fastest
growth
rates
in
Europe.
Germany’s
four
transmission
system
operators
–
50Hertz,
TenneT,
Amprion
and
TransnetBW…
