Wind turbines in Altentreptow, Germany. Bloomberg News BRUSSELS—European Union antitrust authorities confirmed Wednesday their approval of Germany’s new renewable energy law, which aims to help the country shift away from nuclear- and fossil fuel-generated power. Earlier this month, the European Commission said it had given backing to the plans after Berlin agreed to make some amendments to the law. The new law “paves the way for more market integration of renewables,” Joaquín Almunia, the European Union’s antitrust commissioner, said in a news release. “In the medium term, this should lead to lower costs for consumers. Also the progressive opening up of tenders to operators located in other member states is a very positive development for the internal energy market.” The EU had concerns that some German firms producing renewable energy may have benefited unfairly from subsidies in the past. It also said a surcharge imposed on imported electricity equated […]