Fixed utility prices not a subsidy -- EU Advocate General speaks

A long awaited judgement from the European Court of Justice is predicted to find that premium payments for green electricity made by electricity companies at the behest of the government do not constitute a state subsidy. The wind lobby is rejoicing, calling it a step toward guaranteeing the future of feed-in systems. The opinion simultaneously opens another legal quagmire in import restriction, however, a question for which could force a re-opening of oral proceedings at the court.