The surcharge in 2016 is likely to rise to €0.062-0.065 ($0.07-0.073) per kilowatt hour of electricity consumed, up from €0.0617/KWh in 2015, the BEE estimates.
Germany's transmission system operators in the coming weeks are slated to announce the renewables surcharge (EEG surcharge) for next year.
The surcharge had receded slightly in 2015 from 2014 for the first time in a decade since its introduction, temporarily quelling claims that renewables are to blame for rising energy prices.
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