The Day of Truth! The energy ministers of the EU countries are meeting in Brussels today. Topic: the energy crisis in Europe. ► At the meeting, Germany could for the first time agree to extending the lifetime of nuclear power. And of all things, the green climate minister Robert Habeck (52) could deliver the message… … Read more
He is the guardian over the German gas supply! Klaus Müller (51), former Environment Minister in Schleswig-Holstein (for the Greens) and Consumer Protection President, has been President of the important Federal Network Agency since March. As such, he warns of possible bottlenecks and a tripling of gas prices next year. BILD am SONNTAG: Mr. Müller, … Read more
In the CDU, the resistance to a speed limit on the Autobahn is crumbling! Because of the energy emergency threatening in winter, the first CDU experts are suddenly open to a temporary limited speed limit. “Without bans on thinking, everything that helps us over the winter and saves CO2 must go into the pot,” said … Read more
Consumers are already trembling in front of their utility bills. But the really big end will probably only come in the coming year, fears the North Rhine-Westphalia consumer advice center. The energy expert Udo Sieverding from the consumer center NRW told the “Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung” that the ancillary cost billing in the current year will … Read more
Wind turbine from Siemens Gamesa Above all, the business with onshore systems on land is causing problems. (Photo: dpa) Munich After the profit warning from Siemens Gamesa, the leadership around CEO Andreas Nauen came under a lot of pressure. The renewed bad news from the listed wind power subsidiary would have consequences, the Handelsblatt learned … Read more
electricity meter Economics Minister Habeck wants to regulate low-cost providers more strictly. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Not only the energy turnaround will occupy the new federal government in the next few months – the chaos on the electricity market will add to that. Some energy discounters stop their deliveries, customers are sometimes confronted with high surcharges … Read more
Steffi Lemke The federal government will further reduce the charges on the electricity price, said the consumer protection minister. (Foto: Getty Images) Berlin Consumer Protection Minister Steffi Lemke has criticized the termination of contracts by some low-cost providers of electricity and gas as “partly completely unlawful”. “If individual electricity providers now charge more than 70 or … Read more