The
Bundesrat
is
expected
to
vote
on
the
law
on
14
December,
with
industry
sources
optimistic
that
it
will
pass.
Only
several
weeks
ago
it
was
unclear
whether
parliament
would
have
time
for
the
law
before
the
end
of
the
year,
and
its
passage
would
end
a
challenging
2012
for
the
German
offshore
wind
industry
on
a
high
note.
The
most
important
part
of
the
law
is
a
provision
capping
the
liability
on
transmission
system
operators
(TSOs)
in
the
event
of
delayed
or
damaged
offshore
grid
links,
which
observers
believe
will
finally
allow
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