
Like a cinematic vision of Frankenstein’s monster, German utilities RWE and E.ON have just been given a reviving jolt of electricity. The country’s top court ruled on Wednesday that they can reclaim their payments of a nuclear fuel tax to the tune of more than 6 billion euros. Thus re-animated, they can now start looking for a mate. German power companies have scored two strikes against Chancellor Angela Merkel’s energy policy in the past six months. In December, the court ruled they should be compensated for Germany’s abrupt decision to shut down nuclear power plants after the Fukushima disaster in 2011. Now