The Renewable Energy Sources Act entered into force on 1 August 2004

This translation is a legally non-binding version. Only the version published in the Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt) 2004 I No. 40, published in Bonn on 31 July 2004, is legally binding. The consolidated version of the explanatory memorandum for the Renewable Energy Sources Act (explanatory memorandum of the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety / Bundestag printed paper 15/2864 [pdf document opens new window], taking into account the amendments by the Mediation Committee (German only).

Amending the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG)
Key provisions of the new EEG as amended on 21 July 2004

On 17 December 2003, following a proposal by Environment Minister Jürgen Trittin, the Cabinet presented a Government Draft for a comprehensive amendment to the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG).

The main features of the Act on granting priority to renewable energy sources