Renewable Energy Sources Act.
Country
Type of law
Legislation
Abstract
The purpose of the present Act is to promote an increase in the contribution of renewable energy sources to electricity production in the internal market for electricity. Renewable energy sources are defined as renewable non-fossil energy sources, i.e. wind, solar, geothermal, wave, tidal, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogas. The present text consists of 66 articles divided into 7 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Connection, capture, transfer (II); Compensation (III); Settlement proceedings (IV): Transparence (V); Legal protection and official proceedings (VI); Empowerment, reports and transitional provisions (VII). Five Annexes are enclosed.
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Web site
Long title of text
Act on granting priority to renewable energy sources.
Date of text
Entry into force notes
The present Act enters into force on 1 January 2009.
Repealed
Yes
Serial Imprint
Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 49, 31 October 2008, pp. 2074-2100.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Gesetz f r den Vorrang Erneuerbarer Energien (Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz EEG).
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Repeals