German Bundesrat may not pass solar feed-in tariffs cuts in Friday vote, report says

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The German Bundesrat is unlikely to pass cuts to solar incentives when they come up for a vote on Friday (June 4), so a mediation committee of the upper house of parliament would be required to resolve the matter, according to unnamed sources cited in a news report by Reuters.

The same sources said that if the parliamentary committee is called, the proposed cuts—including the controversial 16% reduction in feed-in tariffs for new rooftop PV installations–would not be able to take effect on July 1 as planned.

The reason for the impasse is reportedly tied to the reluctance to pass the measure expressed by representatives from the eastern German states, along with Baden-Wuerttemberg and Bavaria in the west—the regions where much of the country’s solar industry is concentrated.

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Reuters’ sources said that the cuts, which have been passed by the Bundestag lower house, could still be applied retroactively.

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