Overview
- Coalition guidelines for a new Buildings Modernisation Act scrap the 65% renewables rule and again permit oil and gas boiler installations under a promise of free heating choice for owners.
- The roadmap targets a draft law by Easter, entry into force on July 1, supplier obligations beginning in 2028, and a green-gas ladder starting at 10% in January 2029 with further steps through 2040.
- A leaked Economy Ministry draft to reform the EEG would end guaranteed feed-in payments for new PV systems up to 25 kW and require direct marketing, shifting support toward ground-mounted projects and storage-backed self-consumption.
- Environmental groups, solar industry leaders and SPD energy figures warn the plans could stall citizen solar, threaten jobs and overburden households and grids, while Minister Katherina Reiche says lower costs justify a market-oriented, cost-efficient approach.
- Legal experts and NGOs cite possible conflicts with constitutional and EU climate duties and warn the heating rewrite could add about 10 million tonnes of CO2 by 2030 versus earlier projections, with Deutsche Umwelthilfe confirming a lawsuit is under review.