Brussels plans energy market overhaul to curb cost of renewables

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : The model, known as the "merit order", prioritises renewable and nuclear power to meet electricity demand first, followed by gas and coal.
55% : This has promoted investment in renewables, which have benefited from the higher cost of gas, but has meant consumers paying steep prices for renewable power despite its lower production costs.
52% : In a draft document outlining possible reforms, seen by the Financial Times, the commission suggests making renewable power more reflective of its "true production costs", given that once the infrastructure is built, the energy source for a wind farm or solar array is essentially free.
50% : EU politicians have argued that last year's record increases in European gas prices and a rising number of clean energy projects have undermined the system.

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