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The German Energiewende and its roll-out of renewable energies: An economic perspective

The German Energiewende and its roll-out of renewable energies: An economic perspective Abstract This paper gives a short overview of the German Energiewende, i.e. the transition of a large and mostly thermal electricity system towards electricity generation from renewable energy source. It discusses both, the motivation of the transitions as future goals and current status. Furthermore, it gives an in-depth view into the changes in economic costs for society as well as electricity price effects, especially for average private households and industrial consumers. It also discusses the benefits of the promotion of renewable energies in Germany. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png "Frontiers in Energy" Springer Journals

The German Energiewende and its roll-out of renewable energies: An economic perspective

Kreuz, Sebastian; Müsgens, Felix
"Frontiers in Energy" , Volume 11 (2): 9 – Jun 1, 2017
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2017 Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
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Abstract

Abstract This paper gives a short overview of the German Energiewende, i.e. the transition of a large and mostly thermal electricity system towards electricity generation from renewable energy source. It discusses both, the motivation of the transitions as future goals and current status. Furthermore, it gives an in-depth view into the changes in economic costs for society as well as electricity price effects, especially for average private households and industrial consumers. It also discusses the benefits of the promotion of renewable energies in Germany.

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Published: Jun 1, 2017

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