Overview

• Economics Minister Katherina Reiche questioned the 20‑year feed‑in remuneration for new small rooftop photovoltaics, arguing the systems already pay off in the market.
• Reiche is advancing plans for about 20 gigawatts of flexible gas‑fired capacity and proposes financing gas‑storage costs through the Climate and Transformation Fund.
• Senior Greens including Sven Giegold and Andreas Audretsch condemned the approach, with Giegold urging resistance in emails and Audretsch labeling it “Gas‑Lobby‑Politik” and a “fossiles Technologiemuseum.”
• A petition initiated by Giegold opposing Reiche’s course surpassed 62,000 supporters within days, according to the coverage.
• Industry voices warn that scrapping guaranteed PV payments could slow home solar deployment, and some advocate a one‑off installation premium, pointing to Austria’s reported surge in applications after funding increased.