{"id":3580,"date":"2023-11-10T12:18:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T11:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bves.frank-meyer.info\/?p=3580"},"modified":"2023-11-14T17:05:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T16:05:46","slug":"bves-welcomes-extended-grid-fees-exemption-for-energy-storage-and-calls-for-long-term-legislation-certainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bves.frank-meyer.info\/en\/2023\/11\/10\/bves-welcomes-extended-grid-fees-exemption-for-energy-storage-and-calls-for-long-term-legislation-certainty\/","title":{"rendered":"BVES wel\u00adco\u00admes exten\u00added grid fees exemp\u00adtion for energy sto\u00adrage and calls for long-term legis\u00adla\u00adtive cer\u00adtainty"},"content":{"rendered":"

News<\/a> Industry news<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

<\/div><\/div>

BVES wel\u00adco\u00admes exten\u00added grid fees exemp\u00adtion for energy sto\u00adrage and calls for long-term legis\u00adla\u00adtive cer\u00adtainty<\/h1>\n<\/div>

Germany\u2019s Energy Storage Systems Association (BVES) appreciates the Bundestag's decision today to extend the exemption from grid fees by a further three years (\u00a7118 EnWG).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

BVES<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

10.11.2023<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Projects that are commissioned by 2029 will continue to be exempt from grid fees. This is an urgently needed measure that gives existing and planned storage projects more investment security, at least in terms of the impending grid fee burden.<\/p>\n

\"The extension is a step in the right direction and is much needed to enable profitable storage operations even after 2026. However, the recent time switch to 2029 is ultimately just a small turn of the storage clock from \"5 to 12\" to \"quarter to 12\",\"<\/em> explains Urban Windelen, Managing Director of BVES.<\/p>\n

\"In any case, this is no time to sit back and relax. We must find a fundamental solution to the grid fee problem for energy storage systems. With the existing project lead times, the three years we have now gained will soon be over and will not be enough for long-term storage projects such as pumped storage,\"<\/em> adds Windelen.<\/p>\n

The Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) states the necessity of over 23 GW of battery storage in the grid development plan in order to meet the requirements of the energy transition. The postponement of the deadline is not sufficient to build these systems. Besides the grid fee issues, other topics such as construction cost subsidies, approval procedures, the exclusivity principle, and privileged grid access for energy storage systems remain unresolved and pose further obstacles to the expansion of the necessary energy storage systems.<\/p>\n

Respite for the storage sector, but not a lasting solution<\/h4>\n

The postponement of the grid fee problem gives politicians and the Federal Grid Agency some leeway, and the storage sector can briefly breathe a sigh of relief. However, this respite must not be wasted. The BVES is calling for systematized, reliable legal and investment regulations to finally enable the much-needed expansion of flexibility in the energy storage sector. The technologies are already there and can be upscaled quickly. A robust legal framework is still missing.<\/p>\n

\"Now it is crucial to tackle the problems lastingly and consistently and not to push them to the back burner,\"<\/em> continued Windelen. \"The issue is too vital for the success of the energy transition, climate protection, and the stability and cost efficiency of our energy system to continue to postpone it for long.\"<\/em><\/p>\n

As an industry association, the BVES is standing by with its expertise in technology and regulation for the urgent dialog with the government, Bundestag, and authorities to develop a systematic storage strategy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>

Read the position paper on grid fees' exemption here <\/a>(in German)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Contact<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

Contact us<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\n

<\/p>

    <\/ul><\/div>\n
    \n
    \n<\/fieldset>\n
    \n\t

    \n\t

    \n\t

    \n\t