Central

• Nuclear energy (Art. 73 BL) is an exclusive federal competence.
• Adopts legislation and policy on reducing energy dependency.
• Subsidies and loans to reduce energy consumption.
• Promotion of alternative energy sources
• Online energy monitoring
• Energy performance certificates
• Germany Network Agency is responsible for the deregulation of the energy infrastructure
• German Network Agency is in charge of planning approval procedures (“Planfeststellungsverfahren") for cross-border energy infrastructure projects and grid expansion (§2 Abs. 2 NABEG; “Network Expansion Acceleration Act")

Regional

• Implementation of legislations
• Local programmes to promote energy savings
• Länder in charge of planning approval procedures (“Planfeststellungsverfahren") for Länder-specific energy infrastructure and grid expansion projects

Intermediate level - Kreise

• Implementation of legislations
• Local programmes to promote energy savings

Local ​

• Implementation of legislations
• Local programmes to promote energy savings 
• Street lighting
• Management of energy supply utilities

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Economy and Energy

German Network Agency (“Bundesnetzagentur")

Sources

Energie

Bundesnetzagentur

Power, A. & Zulauf, M., Cutting Carbon Costs: Learning from Germany's Energy Saving Program