German energy storage power station dispatch subsidies

Do battery energy storage systems have to pay building cost subsidies?

The German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof; "BGH") recently ruled that operators of battery energy storage systems ("BESS") must pay building cost subsidies (Baukostenzuschüsse) in the same way as other grid users.

Will Germany subsidize electricity costs for energy-intensive industries?

y’s plan to subsidize electricity costs for energy-intensive industries IntroductionGermany’s economy ministry has put forward a contentious multibillion euro plan to subsidize electricity costs for the country’s energy-intensive industries until 2030

Can a grid operator charge a construction cost subsidy for battery storage?

Against the decision of a grid operator to charge a construction cost subsidy for the connection of a battery storage system based on the capacity price model, a storage system operator recently took legal action.

Can DSOs charge building cost subsidies for Bess?

The BGH recently ruled that distribution system operators (" DSOs ") are entitled to charge building cost subsidies for BESS in the same way as for other grid users. According to the BGH, this is in line with the prohibition of energdiscrimination (Diskriminierungsverbot) under the Energy Industry Act (Energiewirtschaftsgesetz, " EnWG ").