Overview
- The plan proposes a “Solarbonus” granting every household and business 600 hours of free electricity per year and calls for cutting the power tax to the EU minimum, which the party says would lower prices by about 2 cents per kilowatt-hour.
- Onshore wind auction volumes would rise from 10 to 15 gigawatts annually with an explicit push to accelerate projects in southern Germany.
- A state-driven grid overhaul centers on a distribution-network expansion offensive by 2030, prioritization of storage, wider use of overhead lines to cut costs, and a legal right to connect small solar systems with clear deadlines.
- Digitalization measures include rolling out smart meters to enable variable tariffs and more flexible grid management, alongside support for electrification in industry, heat pumps and battery-electric vehicles only for purchase incentives.
- Party leaders vow to block Reiche’s draft Netzpaket, arguing it would let grid operators decide which renewable plants connect and weaken compensation while shifting costs, and they reject a large fossil-gas buildout in favor of a technology-open capacity mechanism including storage, biomass, fuel cells and hydrogen-capable plants.