Overview
- The commission rejects minor adjustments as insufficient and calls for a reliable, long‑term policy course that streamlines today’s regulatory maze.
- It proposes an energy‑price reform that lowers electricity surcharges funded by CO2 pricing and supports splitting Germany’s single power‑price zone to send regional signals.
- It urges early planning for a managed gas‑network exit with local heat strategies, warning that rising network charges could make new gas heating economically risky.
- The report foresees at least 12,000 MW of new gas‑fired capacity by the mid‑2030s with low utilization, with project terms still under negotiation between Berlin and the EU.
- Experts label the hydrogen rollout a regulatory failure requiring a new strategy and caution that transmission build‑out and offshore wind investments lag despite renewables supplying about 64% of power in Q3.