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ECJ ruling on Ålands Vindkraft case

Macha · 2014-07-01 20:31:31

This case has cropped up in discussions about renewables around here. The European Court of Justice published its ruling today. The ruling itself is the usual impermeable gobbldegook but the press release is pretty easy to read http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2014-07/cp140090en.pdf In short, member…

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This case has cropped up in discussions about renewables around here. The European Court of Justice published its ruling today.

The ruling itself is the usual impermeable gobbldegook but the press release is pretty easy to read http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2014-07/cp140090en.pdf

In short, member states are allowed to keep their national renewable energy support schemes. Common sense prevailed.

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