In January 2014, the European Commission proposed a framework for its climate and energy policy up to 2030. It includes … targets for reducing greenhouse gases and using renewable energies, but no specific targets for increasing energy efficiency … late and too weak. In regard to renewable energy use, the Commission has proposed a goal to achieve a share of 27 percent …

For economic and energy policy, the energy costs of the German industrial sector are of great importance, especially … those of the highly energy intensive sectors. Yet, up-to-date information on such costs is unavailable. While the German …, the survey results are only available with a two-year time lag. Therefore, Öko-Institut and DIW Berlin developed an Energy …

Energy sectors - primarily power generation and gas production, but also energy transmission and distribution - require … investment is still quite scarce, especially in the energy sectors. This study empirically examines whether competition policy …

excessive costs and prices for end users. New microdata on German energy supply companies allow to conduct an empirical analysis … electricity distribution sector. General restructuring in the energy sector such as the increased competitive pressure or the … introduction of a more stringent regulatory regime have led to changes in the efficiency of all energy supply companies. The …

In the 1990s, a number of municipalities started privatizing their energy utilities; in recent years, there has been an … the energy, water, gas and heat supply networks back into the hands of public companies; Berlin and Hamburg are two … increase in public enterprises appears to have more to do with general restructuring in the energy sector, and has in fact been …