Associations: Discharge Does Not Apply to All Electricity Customers
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The Federal Government plans to discharge electricity customers - but do they arrive at all? Associations say no and make suggestions.
The Federal Government wants to relieve electricity customers from next year by lowering grid charges.
In 2026, the Federal Ministry of Economics provides 6.5 billion euros to the transmission system operators. The aim is to relieve the financial burden on electricity customers. In addition, the government is working on a capping of grid charges.
The increased grid charges drive up the electricity prices for the Germans. The Federal Government wants to counter this - and plans a significant reduction from next year.
While the electricity tax reduction is initially off the table for everyone, the Federal Government now wants to relieve electricity customers in other ways: According to a draft law, grid charges are to be reduced by over one million from 2026.
Since 2015, the costs for the operation of the electricity grids have doubled. The Federal Government wants to reduce the burden of grid charges from 2026 on the basis of a grant.
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