%0 Journal Article
%T The German Energy Transition: Too Much of a Good Thing?
%A Dirk Loehr
%J Journal of Environmental Protection
%P 253-271
%@ 2152-2219
%D 2025
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jep.2025.163013
%X Germany wants to take a leading role in combating climate change. The German energy policy aims for a massive expansion of electricity generation from wind and solar energy. At the same time, cross-sectoral electrification is planned. However, the current electricity system is not designed for a high level of expansion of volatile electricity generation. The transformation is not making sufficient progress. Although day-ahead electricity prices do not include the main drivers of retail prices, their development indicates that the expansion of wind and solar power has already overshot the optimum by far.
%K Energy Transition
%K Resilience
%K Day Ahead Prices
%K System Costs
%K All Electric Strategy
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=141721