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Commission approves state aid for Austria’s renewable energy production plan

By  |  February 8, 2012
The European Commission has approved Austria’s scheme to support renewable energy production, the 2012 Green Electricity Act. The Act is designed to move Austria toward the EU-required mandatory national renewable energy target by 2012. Support for the scheme takes the form of subsidized feed-in tariffs and investment grants.
Source: EC Press Release

 

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