I'm a bit shocked your first hand explanation was down-voted. Facts should be appreciated even if they do not fit what one would prefer to be the case. Another

I'm a bit shocked your first hand explanation was down-voted. Facts should be appreciated even if they do not fit what one would prefer to be the case. Another fact bit: Germany electricity retail prices were forecasted to go up next year. There is a fair amount of subsidizing of the build-out of renewable energy still going on. Also the network is not geared towards the new energy source distribution and requires investments for which consumers are billed in part up-front before seeing the benefits. Another fun fact: The subsidies have angered the liberal party (which has become the bearer holder of liberal markets ideology and is anything but left). To stop the build-out they have started putting up significant building permit regulations in NRW, a state where they have recently risen to power. Explaining how the restrictions on land owners fit with their platform requires a few mental twists.