- Volume 12 (2013), Issue 1
- Vol. 12 (2013), No. 1
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- Pages 37 - 39
- pp. 37 - 39
Grid Fee Exemption under German Energy Law for Large-Scale Energy Consumers – A State Aid Déjà Vu?
I. The German regulatory and legal framework The German regulatory and legal framework regarding the energy sector was amended in 2011 after the huge nuclear disaster in the Japanese nuclear power plant in Fukushima. The German government decided overnight to exit nuclear power technology faster than planned. The first couple of plants were shut down within days after the decision. Since then, Germany’s policy aims at a material switch to energy