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**hydie** · 03-25-2014, 01:42 PM

By how much do feed-in tariffs raise electricity rates in the countries discussed?

Originally Posted by softy54534

Long story short: not a lot if you charge energy intensive industries. Quite a bit if you pass the costs only/mainly to households (e.g., Germany). Once support is paid for, electricity produced by renewables is very cheap. This lowers the wholesale electricity price. If this lower price was passed to consumers, it could significantly reduce the total electricity bill (= wholesale costs + renewable subsidy). This is currently not the case (mainly) due to lack of competition in the retail market.

03-25-2014, 01:42 PM	#7
hydie Join Date Mar 2014 Posts 14 Administrator	By how much do feed-in tariffs raise electricity rates in the countries discussed? Originally Posted by softy54534 Long story short: not a lot if you charge energy intensive industries. Quite a bit if you pass the costs only/mainly to households (e.g., Germany). Once support is paid for, electricity produced by renewables is very cheap. This lowers the wholesale electricity price. If this lower price was passed to consumers, it could significantly reduce the total electricity bill (= wholesale costs + renewable subsidy). This is currently not the case (mainly) due to lack of competition in the retail market.
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