EON, Utilities Seek 15 Billion Euros for Nuclear Exit, FAZ Says

Utilities, including EON AG and RWE AG, want about 15 billion euros ($18.75 billion) in damages from Germany over the country’s exit from nuclear power, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported, citing court filings.

E.ON said in a brief filed with Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court that its damage is “at least” 8 billion euros, the newspaper reported. This includes lost profit as well as money invested, according to FAZ. Vattenfall AB may also join the suit, the newspaper reported.