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German Energy Industry Looking to Pass Extra Costs to Customers

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Germany’s energy industry wants the government to help with the rising cost of finding replacement gas supplies as the disruption to Russian supply through Nord Stream continues.

  • Companies are urging the government to impose a levy to pass the costs on to households and businesses according to gas industry group Zukunft.
  • They want a levy on consumers so that companies can be reimbursed for the extra costs associated with replacing missing Russian gas flows.
  • In the proposal backed by the industry, Trading Hub Europe, would take on surcharges traders have to pay and pass them on to consumers in their energy bills.
  • Germany have already triggered the alarm stage phase 2 of their emergency gas plan with an option to pass extra cost on to customers. The government has so far held off any price adjustments.

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