At
the
insistence
of
economics
minister
Philipp
Rösler,
the
proposal
foresees
even
harsher
measures
for
renewable
energy
producers
than
suggested
earlier
by
environment
minister
Peter
Altmaier,
his
partner
in
Germany’s
ruling
coalition.
If
they
pass
into
law,
the
measures
presented
today
would
have
the
effect
of
freezing
the
renewables
surcharge
this
year
and
next
at
its
current
level
of
€0.0528
($0.071)
per
kWh,
bringing
annual
cost
savings
of
€1.86bn,
the
two
ministers
claim.
The
joint
plan
keeps
a
moratorium
already
suggested
by
Altmaier
for
FIT
payments
to
new
plants.
But
while
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