Subsidizing oil and coal is ok, but subsidize green energy, and EU will come after you. Oh, EU, where is thy commitment to greener energy now?

Subsidizing oil and coal is ok, but subsidize green energy, and EU will come after you. Oh, EU, where is thy commitment to greener energy now?
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20130714-50849.html

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  1. Andreas Eckleder15 July 2013 at 03:37

    Hmm, the thing the EU is worried about is that Germany has exempted some heavy energy users from its green energy rules. This way only small companies and consumers end up paying the bill for greener energy, which is kind of unfair. Trouble is, if those heavy energy users had to pay the green energy surcharge like the rest of us, they wouldn't be competitive any more. A somewhat awkward situation really...

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  2. Lars Clausen15 July 2013 at 04:31

    Ok, didn't see that from the article.

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  3. Andreas Eckleder15 July 2013 at 04:35

    Yup, the article in your post doesn't bring this across very well, but see e.g. here what this is about: http://www.manager-magazin.de/politik/deutschland/befreiung-von-eeg-umlage-moeglicherweise-nicht-eu-konform-a-911058.html

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