Arthur D. Little partner Matthias von Bechtolsheim is quoted in this article about the German government’s plans to abandon a levy on coal-fired power plants but reduce brown-coal power production. von Bechtolsheim says that power stations are important for ensuring power supply in winter, and that some plants may have been closed up for good with Germany’s movement toward increased renewable energy. According to the article, many experts, such as those at ADL, believe that levying coal plants may push energy production into other European countries.