Decoupling plus

As decoupling (English " decoupling " ) is referred to in the energy policy, the unbundling of the amount of energy sold by the profits of the energy companies by law. It is an instrument to promote energy efficiency, because higher financial gains can not be achieved by selling a larger amount of energy.

Fundamentals and principle

In the conventional legislative framework take the providers according to their energy sales money a. The higher the amount of energy sold, the higher the income and the profit for a given selling price and an applicable margin. In a decoupled system, however, the power company may increase the selling price, if the amount of energy needed decreases. This gives the power company a financial interest, to reduce energy consumption, for example through efficiency measures. The consumers pay as a group, despite the higher prices are not for the required energy because they consume less energy overall.