Overview
- Berlin will subsidize electricity grid fees by €6.5 billion in 2026, offsetting increases driven by network expansion.
- The Federal Network Agency urges cheaper grid build-outs by prioritizing overhead lines over costlier underground cables and by adding efficiency incentives.
- The regulator seeks a fairer allocation of network charges, proposing greater cost contributions from rooftop and utility-scale solar operators.
- Gas supply is judged secure this winter due to four LNG terminals and pipeline imports from Norway plus flows via Belgium, the Netherlands and France; storage stands around 60% nationwide and roughly 28% at Rehden without posing a risk.
- Gas prices have eased in the near term, yet the agency anticipates upward pressure over time from higher CO2 levies, rising gas network tariffs and a shrinking customer base.