In case of emergency, the power coming from coal

The Federal Network Agency renounced the use of a decommissioned nuclear power plant as a reserve for possible power shortages in winter. This is not necessary for the stability of grid operations, said the authority in Berlin. In extreme situations, the power plant should be used 3 in Mannheim, the two power plant in Mainz-Wiesbaden, Block C of the coal-fired power plant in Ensdorf and the power plant in Munich as a free man called cold reserve. Also, the petroleum refinery in Karlsruhe Upper Rhine could be used as a location, said the authority.

So spare capacity available in the amount of 1009 MW is available. The president of the authority, Matthias Kurth, assured the same time: "If we get a mild winter will probably have to run not one of these power plants." Moreover, additional services may also reserve in Austria with a capacity of 1075 MW are used.

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Kurth still sees risks to security of supply

According to Kurth, there is yet no reason to give the all clear. "Is beyond dispute that remain with the arrangement of the reserve operation still risks to the security of supply," he said. A complete hedge "against any risk" was "technically and economically impossible." Especially in southern Germany, the situation will not change until 2014. The newly established reserve capacity should remain available after 2013. "We should not constantly back off a bit before we switch something," said Kurth. He pleaded for the North Rhine-Westphalia dates the power plant units 1-3 and finish weiterzubetreiben block 4. Also, the Hessian of the Staudinger power plant should actually planned closure date of 31 December 2012 and operated as a reserve.

Federal Economics Minister Philipp Rösler (FDP) provides the power with the decision of the Federal Network Agency secured. This is "an important signal for the companies that they can rely on in the coming winter on a secure supply of electricity," said Roesler.

Required after the politically enforced shutdown of eight of the 17 nuclear power plants until the first September will decide which additional power plants must be kept in reserve. The Agency and the nuclear power plant operators had warned that it could come after the shutdown of nuclear reactors, especially in southern Germany to bottlenecks in the power supply, because there, the current demand by the booming economy is particularly high.