@techreport{LechtenboehmerSamadi2010, author = {Lechtenb{\"o}hmer, Stefan and Samadi, Sascha}, title = {Brief analysis on the current debate about costs and benefits of expanding the use of renewable energies in electricity generation : final report}, institution = {Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy}, address = {Wuppertal}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:wup4-opus-49889}, pages = {29}, year = {2010}, abstract = {The present brief analysis provides an overview about costs and benefits of the promotion of renewable energies in the framework of the EEG. We describe the development of the EEG apportionment in recent years, and its possible development in coming years. Furthermore, the analysis examines the merits of some of the most commonly expressed points of criticism against the EEG. Finally, we examine the extent to which the calculations regarding the costs of the expansion of photovoltaics, which are often raised in the media, are correct, and how they are to be interpreted.}, language = {en} }