Strife over Electricity Reform: in the North Cheaper than in the South?
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North German countries demand cheaper electricity prices. Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg oppose. The Federal Government insists on unity
Europe wants to divide Germany into different electricity price zones. For too long the South has delayed the energy use.
»Nord« vs. »Süd«: The prime ministers of Bremen, Brandenburg, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein are renewing the decade-old debate over a uniform stock exchange electricity price in the Federal Republic.
Schleswig-Holstein's Prime Minister Günther calls for different electricity price zones in Germany and thus once again deals with Bavaria. Can he succeed with his push for lower electricity costs?
The demand for different electricity price zones is not new. So far this has always failed. Now there is a new start.
Berlin (dpa) – North German countries are once again calling for a different electricity system for lower prices in their regions – this could be at the expense of consumers in the south. As reported by the "Handelsblatt", the heads of government of Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen and Brandenburg propose to abolish the so-called "electricity supply zone" in Germany. The Federal Government expressed its opposition. CSU head of state Alexander…
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