New German Govt Would Put Moratorium On Fracking, Cut Wind Energy Support

"To reach that aim we will set binding expansion corridors for the EEG and steer the expansion," the draft agreement said.

The coalition's goal is to achieve a renewable energy share of between 35 and 40 percent - the government target for 2020.

The areas where wind is especially powerful, in particular along the North Sea and Baltic Sea coastlines, will be most affected by the FIT reductions.

"The support levels will be reduced considerably in regions where wind energy production is strongest in order to reduce the excessive support," the agreement said.

The previous government's goal of having 10 gigawatt of off-shore wind energy capacity by 2020 was reduced to 6.5 GW in the agreement between the potential coalition partners.


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