At the beginning of October, the Economic Affairs Committee of the Bavarian State Parliament addressed the planned EEG 2027 and the grid connection package. Nora Elhaus took part in the hearing as an expert on behalf of the Chair of Energy Process Engineering at FAU, representing Prof. Dr. Jürgen Karl.
The statement focused on the three central energy policy objectives of affordability, security of supply, and climate protection. Particular attention was given to the question of how the further expansion of renewable energy can be reconciled with available grid capacities. From the Chair’s perspective, greater emphasis should be placed on grid expansion and additional flexibility rather than permanently restricting the expansion of wind and solar energy through grid areas with limited capacity.
Key flexibility options highlighted included storage, flexible consumers, and flexibly operated biogas plants. Specifically, it was argued that flexibility at renewable energy sites should be promoted more systematically, that the flexibilization of existing biogas plants should receive greater consideration in the EEG, and that limited grid areas should be linked to binding expansion obligations for grid operators.
The hearing also provided an opportunity for professional exchange with representatives from academia, the energy sector, grid operation, and energy law.