Published: September 3rd, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

An injustice in the German energy system that has been criticized for years is finally being changed: If, due to the energy transition, the electricity grids in a region have to be expanded particularly heavily, the costs for this will no longer be borne solely by the electricity customers in this region in future, but will instead be partly passed on nationwide. This is provided for in a new regulation by the Federal Network Agency, which was published on Friday and is to apply from January.