BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission, the EU's executive body, said on Thursday it is investigating the possibility Germany's new renewables energy law is leading to the misuse of incentives and exemptions.
Renewable energy in Germany is politically divisive as business complains the nation's shift away from nuclear power toward subsidized renewables such as wind and solar is adding to consumer costs and jeopardizing economic growth.
The Commission confirmed it had received a complaint, without saying who brought it, in relation to "new features" of the 2012 renewables energy law.