Renewable associations criticize the nearly completed "Battery Delay Regulation" (SNE-G-V) due to strict rules for battery storage, which they believe could jeopardize the implementation of important projects and have negative effects on grid flexibility and electricity costs. #Batteriespeicher #ErneuerbareEnergien #Netzentgelte (translated)
Christian Miele listed twelve challenges that Germany must overcome, in his opinion. Electricity and labor are expensive for companies: employers pay an average of around 45 euros per work hour, about 29 percent more than in the EU. In addition, high network fees and levies have increased energy costs; Germany exited nuclear power before sufficiently cheap and reliable alternatives were available. Long approval processes, according to Miele, also deter companies from investing. He named demographic change, rising contributions, and immigration that often does not lead to employment quickly enough as further problems. The shortage of skilled workers is real, he wrote, but uncontrolled immigration burdens households and municipalities. The Bundeswehr is also still inadequately equipped after decades of underfunding: the NATO target of 2 percent has long been missed, and there is still a lack of personnel, ammunition, and operational equipment. Miele wrote that Germany’s economy is hardly growing on its own: it shrank in 2023 and 2024 and only grew by 0.2 percent in 2025. Industry is producing less than it did a few years ago. In addition to taxes, levies, and energy costs, he pointed to weak demand, competition from China, and a lack of new products. In education, about one in three 15-year-olds does not reach the basic level in mathematics and reading; the gap between children from poor and rich families is as large as it has been since the beginning of the PISA tests. At the same time, there is a shortage of teachers and many school buildings are dilapidated. Among the further challenges, Miele listed the need for renovation of roads, bridges, railways, and schools. The municipal investment backlog is over 200 billion euros, about 55 billion of which is for schools alone. In his view, excessively high rents, low construction activity, and long approval processes also make it difficult to move to cities with open positions. The state is slow in digitization; many applications are still on paper, and internet coverage in rural areas is patchy. Finally, Miele warned that government spending is increasing without the economy growing correspondingly. Pensions, social services, and interest compete with defense and infrastructure for the same funds. If debt grows faster than economic output, there will be less room for investment later on, he wrote. Ultimately, the working people would bear the consequences, Miele explained, and he asked for his readers' assessments. #Herausforderungen #Wirtschaft #Deutschland (translated)
++ Endlich einmal in einer Sache Spitzenreiter! ++ Mehr als 60 Prozent des Strompreises entfallen inzwischen auf Steuern, Umlagen, Abgaben und Netzentgelte! Willkommen im wirtschafts- und bürgerfeindlichem besten Deutschland aller Zeiten! https://t.co/vxzbLYK0Zx https://t.co/ASkPB3RHA7 #Strompreise #Steuern #Wirtschaft
WELT: "Doppelt so teuer wie der Durchschnitt – Deutschland hat höchste Strompreise unter G20-Staaten. Laut Verivox-Daten entfallen aktuell über 60 Prozent des Strompreises in Deutschland auf Steuern, Umlagen, Abgaben und Netzentgelte!" Wir sink Abgabenweltmeister. Kein Staat knechtet seine Bürger so sehr! Grotesk ist, dass Politiker noch mehr Steuern erheben wollen, anstatt uns Bürger zu entlasten. #Strompreise #Deutschland #Steuern
„Der Durchschnitt der G20-Staaten liege bei rund 16,3 Cent.“ (…) „Laut Verivox-Daten entfallen aktuell über 60 Prozent des Strompreises in Deutschland auf Steuern, Umlagen, Abgaben und Netzentgelte.“ https://t.co/qYTIj4pd05 https://t.co/UZclgX6wkm #Strompreise #G20 #Energiekosten
Österreich zählt zu den Ländern mit den höchsten Strompreisen in Europa, was auf das Zusammenspiel von monopolistischen Netzbetreibern, staatlicher Einflussnahme und bürokratischen Hürden zurückzuführen ist, und die Agenda Austria hat vier Reformvorschläge – darunter die Senkung von Netzentgelten und die Privatisierung von Energieversorgern – erarbeitet, um die Preise nachhaltig zu senken. #Strompreise #Österreich #Energieversorgung
