Overview
- Clean-tech firm 1Komma5° lodged a formal complaint with the European Commission targeting planned subsidies for new gas-fired capacity.
- The complaint makes the company an official participant in the state-aid procedure, preserving access to filings and a potential path to court if subsidies are approved.
- Germany pitched at least 20 GW of new plants, but people briefed on talks say the Commission is only entertaining roughly 12 to 12.5 GW.
- The support design pairs construction grants awarded by auctions with ongoing payments in a central capacity market, a setup critics warn could lift power bills.
- 1Komma5° argues for technology-neutral measures like an availability obligation and virtual power plants, as regulators call for both more flexible demand and new dispatchable capacity, and first tenders now appear delayed into 2026.