Overview
- Fraunhofer ISE reports wind and solar supplied 55.9% of public net electricity in 2025, with photovoltaics generating about 87 TWh and surpassing coal as coal output fell to roughly 106 TWh, the lowest since 1956.
- The federal regulator approved about 2,000 kilometers of new high‑capacity lines in 2025 and completed permitting for the A‑Nord, Ultranet, SuedLink and SuedOstLink HVDC projects that are slated to move northern wind to southern and western demand centers.
- Eon subsidiary Bayernwerk plans roughly 40,000 kilometers of new medium‑ and low‑voltage lines, about 1,000 kilometers of high‑voltage lines, and upgrades to around 300 substations by 2030, while fielding storage connection requests totaling approximately 77,000 MW.
- Hours with negative wholesale prices reached at least 525 in 2025, enabling savings for customers on dynamic tariffs yet increasing taxpayer exposure to guaranteed feed‑in payments, which researchers say cost about €18.5 billion in 2024 with an upward trend.
- Policy tensions sharpen as Eon’s CEO and the economics minister call for ending support for new small rooftop PV and requiring controllable, market‑oriented feed‑in, while the new industrial power price subsidy from 2026 draws criticism for limited scope and short duration.