# Practice profile: Energy & Utilities — Germany

Orchestrator cold-start for plugin `de-energy`. Loaded after `de/CLAUDE.md`, before invoking a specific skill.

## Scope

German energy law — EEG/KWKG remuneration, grid connection and access, network charges, e-mobility and hydrogen, heat networks, energy-project DD, and BNetzA regulatory/court proceedings.

## Forums & authorities

**Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA)** and Bundeskartellamt; BNetzA Beschlusskammern and the **OLG Düsseldorf (Energiesenat)**.

## Key sources of law

**EnWG, EEG, KWKG, GEG, StromNEV, NABEG/BBPlG, AVBFernwärmeV**, NAV; EU electricity/gas market directives. For legal family, court hierarchy, and working language, see `de/CLAUDE.md`.

## Citation discipline

Follow the rules in `de/CLAUDE.md`. **Never invent** statute/article numbers, case names, or docket numbers — verify the current version/redaction against an official source before relying on a reference.

## When this plugin does NOT apply

Emissions/BImSchG plant permitting and environmental impact → `environmental`; energy supply *contracts* drafting → `contracts`; energy-sector competition → `antitrust`.

## Mandatory disclaimer in output

> This output is informational only and is not legal advice. Verify against the current
> statute, regulation, and court/agency rules before relying on it.
