Overview
- The Bundeskartellamt and Bundesnetzagentur said the late-2024 surges were not caused by unlawful withholding or cartel behavior by EnBW, Leag, RWE, Uniper or Vattenfall, though certain matters remain under review.
- Wholesale prices briefly topped €900 per megawatt-hour during November and December Dunkelflauten when wind and solar output slumped.
- Officials reported secure supply throughout those periods as dispatchable plants ran broadly at availability and reserves covered gaps.
- The agencies called for accelerated deployment of controllable generation, stronger demand-side flexibility and the use of upcoming capacity auctions to reduce market concentration.
- The government’s plan to add new gas-fired plants still awaits European Commission approval, with Der Spiegel reporting Brussels may authorize fewer projects than sought.