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Progress on national smart meter rollout

Smart meters: ready for rollout

There can be no successful energy transition without smart grids. Smart metering systems are an important component of such smart grids, and Germany now wants to accelerate the installation of smart meters.

By Corinna Visser

Continued disagreement over gas price cap

The Commission presented its package of measures against higher energy prices, two days before the heads of state and government meeting. But the member states are still pursuing different goals.

By Manuel Berkel

Time window for e-fuels is closing

The co-legislators want to compromise on combustion engine phase-out and fleet limits in a single trilogue session on Oct. 27. This indicates that a favorite of the FDP election campaign will be cleared away: Synthetic fuels are then unlikely to play a crucial role in decarbonizing passenger cars.

By Markus Grabitz