Government Works on Law : Emergency Plan for Gas Shortage: Old Coal Milers to Jump In
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The fact that gas could become scarce again in the event of a crisis has been evident for months. Instead of interfering with storage, the state now plans to use coal and oil power plants as a reserve.
Despite the Exit: Federal Government Wants to Use Coal-Fired Power Plants if There Is a Gas Shortage
By law, the Federal Government wants to oblige operators of coal and oil power plants to step in in the event of a possible gas shortage. They should already store fuel for this.
The state spends billions on reserve power plants – and experienced a nasty surprise last week. This is not supposed to happen again. But can it still be prevented at all?
The new tender will also be open to coal-fired power plants, which will have to be phased out by the end of 2029. Such "fuel switch" plants are far less efficient than newly built GuD power plants. A short study by Enervis shows that the fuel switch surcharges will increase the net electricity costs by several hundred million euros per year.
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