“Freezing
the
renewable
energy
surcharge
doesn’t
mean
that
a
build-up
(of
renewables)
isn’t
possible
anymore,”
Altmaier
told
an
audience
of
wind
industry
executives
at
a
debate
on
Germany’s
renewable
energy
legislation.
But
the
system
has
to
be
reformed
in
a
way
that
will
make
it
possible
to
install
more
capacity
with
the
same
amount
of
support,
he
said.
This
year,
feed-in
tariffs
(FITs)
for
renwables
will
total
up
to
€20bn
($26.9bn)
in
Germany,
Altmaier
said,
adding
that
unless
costs
are
limited,
public
opinion
could
turn
against
clean
energy.
As
a
way
to
freeze
the
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