The
Greens
would
lower
feed-in
tariffs
(FITs)
for
some
new
wind
installations
and
greatly
limit
the
exemptions
available
to
industries
from
the
surcharge
on
power
bills
that
is
levied
to
support
Germany's
renewables
build-out.
The
initiative
comes
after
a
more
radical
proposal
by
environment
minister
Peter
Altmaier
to
freeze
the
surcharge
at
its
current
level
of
€0.0528
($0.071)
per
kWh
by
introducing
a
series
of
measures
that
could
harm
the
renewables
industry.
Altmaier’s
plans
include
a
moratorium
on
FITs
for
new
renewable
plants,
or
temporary
cuts
in
payments
for
existing
projects.
The
Greens
claim
their
proposal
would
lower
the
surcharge…
