public involvement in energy policy in germany

Public Involvement in Energy Policy in Germany

Examples from Germany

Daniel Fürstenwerth, Agora Energiewende

PARIS, 14 MAY 2013

Agora Energiewende – an Overview

> Thinktank based in Berlin

> Mission: How to make the

German Energiewende

a success story?

> Dialogue and

scientific expertise

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> A project by the Mercator Foundation and European Climate Foundation

> Financing: 2012-2017

> Independent and non-partisan

Key Decision Makers Come Together

in the ‘Council of Agora Energiewende’

National

Government

Federal

Government

European

Union

National

Authorities

Labour

Unions

Environ-

mental NGOs

Customer

Protection

Grid

operator

Energy

Intensive

Renewable

Energy Industry

Energy

Utilities

Municipal

Research

Franz Untersteller, MdL (Grüne)

State Minister for Environment, Clima and

Energy, Baden-Württemberg

28 Members

Hildegard Müller Chair of the executive board

German Association of Energy and

Water Industries(BDEW)

Prof. Dr. Ottmar Edenhofer

Deputy Director , Potsdam-Institute for Climate

Impact Research(PIK)

Direktor Mercator Research Institute on Global

Commons and Climate Change (MCC)

Matthias Machnig (SPD)

State Minister for Economy,

Employment and Technology,

Thüringen

Lothar Schulze

Boardmember,

Windwärts Energie

GmbH

Dr. Martin Iffert CEO,

Trimet Aluminium AG

Boris Schucht CEO,

50Hertz Transmission GmbH

Mechthild Wörsdörfer EU-Commission, Head of Unit Energy Policy,

Directorate General Energie (DG ENER)

Stefan Kapferer (FDP)

State Secretary, Federal Ministry for

Economy and Technolgy

Jochen Homann President, Federal Network

Agency (German regulator)

Jürgen Becker (CDU)

State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Environment,

Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety

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Three Examples of Public Involvement in

Energy Policy in Germany


Political representation in parliament

Ownership of energy production

Contribution to public consultations

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2

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85% majority in Parliament:

> June 2011:

Phase-out of all nuclear power plants by 2022 put back into law with

85% majority in parliament (return to existing law of 2001)

Cross-party consensus in election programms in 2013:

> Election of 2013:

All major parties support the „Energiewende“ and the transition to

renewables

Large support and high awareness on

energy policy in society leads to

consensus in parliament


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Private Individuals and Farmers

Own More than 50% of Renewable

Energy in Germany


40%

11%

14%

11%

9%

7% 7% Private Individuals

Farmers

Project Developers

Investment Fonds/Banks

Others

Businesses

Other Utilities

Big 4 Utilities

Source: www.unendlich-viel-energie.de/de/detailansicht/article/224/energie-in-buergerhand-privatleute-treiben-die-energiewende-voran.html

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Ownership of Installed Renewable Energy Capacities in Germany in 2010

(total 53 GW)

Consultation of German Grid

Development Plan Received

~1800 Individual Responses


Source: www.sefep.eu/activities/publications-1/the-grid-expansion-debate-the-issues-at-stake

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Public Consultation, 2012:

> Transmission System Operators suggest 10-year Grid Development Plan

(mid 2012), public consultation

> Large consensus of the energy transition confirmed, many suggestions to

reduce need for grid expansion developed

> Over 1800 individual responses, representing only ~0,01% of households in

Germany

> Ongoing efforts to increase awareness of population that is not directly

affected by grid expansion

High awareness in society and direct

involvement in energy production drive

support for the German Energiewende


Political representation in parliament

Ownership of energy production

Contribution to public consultations

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2

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Questions or Comments?

[email protected]

Agora Energiewende

Rosenstraße 2

10178 Berlin

Agora Energiewende is a joint initiative of the

Mercator Foundation and the European

Climate Foundation.

T +49 (0)30 284 49 01-00

F +49 (0)30 284 49 01-29

www.agora-energiewende.de

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Thank you for your attention!

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* Estimations for 2023 and 2033 based on the scenario B for the German Grid Development Plan 2013 by Bundesnetzagentur

(installed capacities), generation from Wind and PV based on calculations by IWES

The „lead scenario“ of the German Grid

Development Plan summarizes expectations on

renewable expansion until 2033

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• Contribution of wind

onshore, wind offshore

and PV in 2033:

• ~360 TWh

generation

• ~60% of total

generation

0

300

600

2002 2012 2023 2033

Fossil Other RES PV

Wind offshore Wind onshore

Wind

& PV

Power Generation in Germany, in TWh*

INSIGHTS FROM GERMANY'S ENERGIEWENDE

The Key Insight for the Energiewende:

„It‘s all About Wind and Solar“

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0

100

200

300

400

500

1990 2000 2010 2020* 2030*

PV Wind offshore

Wind onshore Biomass and Biogas

Other Renewables Hydro Power

* Forecast by German regulator Bundesnetzagentur

7% 17% 43% 63% % Renewables

RES-Power Generation in Germany, TWh

% Wind and PV 29% 48%


Europe‘s Energy System will also rely on Wind

and Photovoltaics


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RES-Power Generation in Europe in the Energy Roadmap 2050 Scenarios*, TWh

61-65% % Renewables

% Wind and PV** 42-46%

87%

65%

*Decarbonisation Scenarios of the European Commission‘s Energy Roadmap: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/energy2020/roadmap

**incl. small shares of CSP, tidal etc. that are not separately published in EU Energy Roadmap

2005 2050 Scenario:High RES

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

PV

Wind

Other RES

Hydro

2005 2050 Scenarios:Nuclear & CCS

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

http://ec.europa.eu/energy/energy2020/roadmap

Wind and PV are Already Today a

Cost Competitive Decarbonisation Option

INSIGHTS ON GERMANY'S ENERGIEWENDE

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Levelized Cost of Electricity, EUR/MWh

150

100

50

0

RES

PV

Wind

onshore

Wind

offshore

Nuclear

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/9471193/EDF-Energy-puts-price-cap-on-Hinkley-Point-nuclear-plant.html

…Vincent de Rivaz, the company's chief

executive, said he would seek a price of

less than £140 per megawatt hour…

CCS

Schematic

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