IIIP - The Layered Grid

Germany's Capacity-Limited Zones

BMWE Grid Package draft - year-one forecast

Bundeslaender where 2024 renewable curtailment exceeded the draft Grid Package's 3% threshold. New wind/solar connecting in these zones would waive curtailment compensation rights for up to 10 years.

28,540 MWof permitted-but-unbuilt wind & solar sit inside capacity-limited zones in year one.

2024 Curtailment Share

Capacity-Limited (Y1) >3%

Watch list 2-3%

Unrestricted <2%

Data: BNetzA Quartalsberichte Netzengpassmanagement 2024 (Bundesland aggregates), MaStR planned project pipeline. Methodology: Ausfallarbeit / RE generation per Bundesland. Source for the 3% threshold: BMWE Grid Package draft 13 Jan 2026.