EnviaM lowers electricity and gas prices for eastern Germany
The East German energy supplier EnviaM is lowering its prices for households and businesses. However, a return to pre-crisis prices remains unlikely.
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Gas prices for Sachsenenergie customers remain stable despite rising costs
Sachsenenergie customers do not have to expect additional costs for their gas consumption in the coming winter despite rising network charges. The company promises stable prices.
EnviaM cuts electricity and gas prices for customers
The East German energy supplier EnviaM has around 1.2 million customers. They can look forward to a little relief for their household budget. There is a reason for this.
Lawsuits against connection for LNG terminal dismissed
Superfluous and harmful to the environment or necessary in terms of security of supply? The Rügen liquefied natural gas terminal is controversial. A federal court has now ruled against the connection.
VNG reports extraordinarily good result for 2023 after heavy losses
Leipzig-based gas wholesaler VNG records exceptionally good result in financial year 2023 after heavy losses
Leag plans hydrogen and electricity storage center in Boxberg
Leag is planning a hydrogen and electricity storage center with the largest battery storage facility in Germany at the site of the former Boxberg I and II lignite-fired power plants.
Return of the old VAT rate increases heating costs
Due to the war in Ukraine, the federal government reduced VAT on natural gas from 19% to 7%. The law expires at the end of March. This brings changes for consumers.
Head of lignite producer Mibrag sees little chance of early coal phase-out in the East
The head of lignite producer Mibrag, Armin Eichholz, currently sees little chance of a premature coal phase-out in the east. Mibrag operates the Vereinigtes Schleenhain and Profen opencast mines in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt and generates electricity from the coal in the Schkopau and Lippendorf power plants, which are due to be taken off the grid in 2034/2035. The "traffic light" federal government would ideally like to bring forward the coal phase-out in the east from 2038 to 2030, but the Minister Presidents of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg are against this. Eichholz emphasized that the expansion of renewable energies is putting pressure on coal-fired power generation, but that the question of supply during lulls and when there is little sunshine is also relevant. The plans envisage the construction of around 40 gas-fired power plant units by 2030, but whether this is feasible remains questionable. Eichholz also emphasized that power plants would have to keep running if the supply of renewable energies was scarce and that coal could hardly be avoided if the gas-fired power plants were not completed in time. The question of whether it is still worthwhile for the power plant operators is also open.
EnviaM increases electricity price for heat pumps: gas price falls
The energy supplier EnviaM is increasing the electricity price for owners of heat pumps and heat storage systems. As of January 1, the price for heat pump electricity will rise by 4.21 cents to 33.10 cents per kilowatt hour gross, the company announced on Monday. That is an increase of around 15 per ..