Of the 96GW of installed renewables capacity subsidized under Germany’s Renewable Energy Law, 34% was connected to E.ON networks at the end of 2015, the company informed.
E.ON said its networks in Germany are home to a total of 32GW of renewables capacity, about as much as 100 large offshore wind farms.
The most prevalent renewable energy source varies by region, with significantly more wind power in the North and more solar in the South.
At E.ON’s three network operators in northern Germany – Avacon, E.DIS, and Schleswig-Holstein Netz AG – wind power predominates, with a relatively small number of larger-capacity renewable-energy facilities installed.
Altogether, more than 100,000 facilities subsidized under the Renewable Energy Law are connected to the three companies’ networks. By contrast, a much larger number of smaller-capacity solar arrays are installed on the networks of Bayernwerk in southern Germany.
“No company in Germany has integrated more renewable energy into its networks than E.ON,” Thomas König , Managing Director of E.ON Deutschland, said. “ Renewables account for more than 80 percent of the electricity that flows through our networks, well above the national average.”
“Each year we invest more than €1 billion to expand our networks in Germany,” König said.