Accordingto an expert report by the Geiser & von Oppen law firm in Berlin, thereare clear indications that the levy is violating Germany’s Basic Law, thegroups claim.

Theproposal by the government in Berlin for the first time wants to extend a surcharge to finance the expansion of renewables to include self-consumed electricity.

It stipulates that energy-intensive industries will have to pay15% of the levy that currently is set at €0.062