Overview
- Mid‑November fachliche talks between SPD and the Union settled to preserve the statutory feed‑in tariff (Einspeisevergütung) for rooftop and small PV systems up to 25 kW while changing rules for larger plants.
- Under the technical deal, systems of 26–50 kW would have grid operators buy and sell output at annual market value and installations above 51 kW would lose entitlement to the fixed payment.
- The main political dispute now is whether the EEG reform must be voted together with the controversial Netzpaket of grid‑connection and redispatch rules, with the Union insisting on linkage and the SPD pushing for a separate, faster vote.
- Industry groups and energy experts warn the proposed profit clawbacks and new cost‑sharing for congestion could raise financing costs, slow investment and risk insolvencies for developers and suppliers.
- The coalition aims to clear the laws before the EU state‑aid approval for the current framework expires at the end of December 2026, because failure to secure an approved successor would stop new support and auctions from January 1, 2027.