Germany's needs and costs for grid management down in 2024 – network agency

The volume and costs of measures required to manage the stability of Germany’s power grid decreased in 2024, the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has said. These so-called re-dispatch measures include curtailing renewables feed-in in one area while ramping production in another are - often in the form of fossil backup plant capacity - due to lacking grid connections. The volume of required re-dispatch measures fell by 12 percent, while lower fuel prices pushed costs down by 17 percent compared to the previous year.