German companies view high and uncertain electricity prices a major challenge. A Renewable Energy Pool (RE … energy projects. This reduces financing costs and thus costs for consumers and enhances confidence in future renewable … to an even better use of renewable energy sources in the energy supply and prepares the electricity system for a future …

effects of various policy instruments on risk factors and on the costs of financing investment in the energy transition. Based …The costs of renewable energy technologies have fallen sharply. Now the financing costs of new installations are … playing an increasing role in the overall cost of Germany’s energy transition. This has put the primary focus of support …

energy suppliers impact financing costs in the context of green certificate schemes. Be- tween the policy regimes, the cost … of renewable energy deployment differ by 30%. …

energy policy design is shifting - from covering incremental costs towards facilitating risk-hedging. An analytical model of … the financing structure of renewable investment projects is developed to assess this effect und used to compare different … of a 2030 scenario for Germany. Policies like sliding premia, previously evaluated as providing low-risk investment …

expansion of renewable energy sources. The package retains sliding market premiums as a remuneration mechanism, which protect … renewable energy sources. In this context, a simplified market value model and further developing the reference yield model … could ensure a system-friendly expansion of renewable energy sources. …

renewable energy production, while lowering payments to low-cost producers. In this paper, we develop a stylized model showing …

geographically diversify renewable energy production and to reduce costs to consumers by reducing scarcity rents at sites with high …