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Rich people shocked with plans: Fossil heating systems remain permitted!
Katherina Reiche, the new Minister of Economic Affairs, is planning controversial changes to the heating law and is causing uncertainty in the industry.
Rich people shocked with plans: Fossil heating systems remain permitted!
On May 24, 2025, Katherina Reiche (CDU) caused a stir as the new head of the Ministry of Economics. In office for less than a month, her agenda on climate policy and energy transition leaves a vague impression in the new government's coalition agreement. Reiche plans to reject the traffic light coalition's heating law as well as earlier guidelines from the Merkel government. This mainly affects heaters that were installed before 1991, which should be allowed again. This decision has been met with unease in the renewables industry.
The managing director of enerix, Peter Knuth, expresses cautious optimism, but fears that renewable energies will be less of a focus. Knuth calls for promotion of self-consumption of photovoltaic electricity and better communication about feed-in tariffs. The previous red-green minority government had also passed a law that stopped the feed-in tariff for high solar power production.
Different opinions on market uncertainty
Andreas Thorsheim from Otovo emphasizes that the existing uncertainties are weighing on the market and influencing purchasing decisions. The potential new regulations could mean that partial feed-in and self-consumption remain profitable, even if the general market mood is tense. Reiche also plans to build 40 new gas power plants. Thorsheim raises concerns about the volume and long-term viability of these projects.
Another point of discussion is the coalition agreement, which promises that Germany will maintain a uniform electricity price zone landscape, despite proposals to divide it into up to five zones. Thorsheim compares the situation to Norway, which already has several price zones. This means that uncertainty remains high, affecting not only the market but also consumers.
Overall, it is clear that the changes under Reiche's new leadership bring both new opportunities and significant challenges for the energy transition in Germany. Despite the initial optimism, there are concerns within the industry that cannot be ignored.
Further information and details on this topic can be found at fr.de and spiegel.de.