Despite a record number of new installations in recent years, the German wind energy market is in crisis. Recent changes to the federal law (EEG 2017) have initiated a move from feed-in-tariffs to an auction system, while also limiting new capacity to 2.800 MW per year. The of special provisions for community entities, which are aimed at preserving diversity within the sector, put the further development of Community Power entities at risk, along with the very prospect of achieving Germany’s climate protection targets.