In March 2022, the European Commission published "REPowerEU," a blueprint of its planned changes to the regulation of European Union energy markets in direct response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. At...more
EU rules prohibit "State aid," unless the Commission authorizes the aid as compatible with the EU Treaties. State aid is a Member State funding measure imputable to the State and financed through State resources that benefits...more
2/14/2022
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Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Justice ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Green Deal ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
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Pollution Control ,
State Aid
On December 21, 2018, the so-called Energy Collective Law came into force, amending, inter alia, the German Renewable Energies Act ("EEG"). This is the seventh amendment to the EEG 2017 since it came into force on January 1,...more
4/15/2019
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Amended Legislation ,
Clean Energy ,
Energy Sector ,
Germany ,
New Legislation ,
Permits ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Wind Farm ,
Zoning Laws
Germany remains an important market for renewable energy investments. The regulatory framework is stable, and in contrast to other countries, Germany imposes no retroactive reductions in feed-in subsidies. For years, these...more