Germany has been considerably exploiting and consuming wind and solar energy since the detailed laws concerning renewable energy use were introduced in the country. However, problems such as weak consumption ability, lack of marketization have been occurring at the same time.Thus, German Renewable Energy Sources Act was again revised in 2016 and 2017 to establish a new auction system that considers the factors of renewable energy types, capacity and competition environment. It emphasizes the concept of the expansion corridors, which sets clear targets for future capacity increase, power generation, synchronization between the grid infrastructure and the expansion of renewable capacity. China's renewable energy penetration rate is increasing rapidly and similar problems are occurring in renewable energy industries. Therefore, this paper takes a lesson from Germany in the aspect of legislation, with a focus being on the revised German laws. Some suggestions are also given for the Chinese counterparts.

German Renewable Energy Sources Act  /  renewable energy  /  energy market