{"id":1097,"date":"2025-10-30T16:40:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ko-nep.de\/news\/information-faq-on-the-long-term-forecast-2-0-and-accompanying-webinars-available-from-vku-and-bdew\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T17:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:05:15","slug":"information-faq-on-the-long-term-forecast-2-0-and-accompanying-webinars-available-from-vku-and-bdew","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ko-nep.de\/en\/news\/information-faq-on-the-long-term-forecast-2-0-and-accompanying-webinars-available-from-vku-and-bdew\/","title":{"rendered":"Update of 16 February: Deadline for the Long-Term Forecast 2.0 is 1 March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Another update is now available \u2013 the submission deadlines for the Long-Term Forecast 2.0 (LFP 2.0) have been highlighted in the FAQ. <\/p>\n\n<p>The FAQs are still available on the respective websites of the Association of Municipal Enterprises (VKU) and the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW), and provide detailed answers to frequently asked questions about LFP 2.0 and the two accompanying webinars.<\/p>\n\n<p>The FAQ are divided into 4 sections. 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