The SPD is aiming for the introduction of a so-called wind citizens ' money, in order to overcome the resistance against wind turbines on their own doorstep. Citizens, the wind turbines are accepted in their neighborhood and, thus, the Expansion of renewable energies enabled, should be rewarded financially, said SPD parliamentary group Deputy chief Matthias Miersch of the "New osnabrück newspaper" (Thursday edition).

In a Federal-Länder working group was examining a number of concepts, in order to increase the acceptance of wind turbines, said Miersch. These ranged from the participation of the municipalities in the revenues from the wind parks to direct money flows to all affected residents. The SPD politician called for an agreement within the first quarter this Year. Power to tax? Save money now with a FOCUS on Online (screen), Now electricity prices

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be more difficult, The SPD wants to but also limit the possibilities of the citizens to prevent the wind mills in front of the door on the appeal. The previous "lengthy planning processes" will be able to not allow, if the "tremendous Transformation" of the energy supply should be managed.

The current standstill in the Development of wind power endangers the goal of the Federal government to increase the share of renewable energies in electricity by 2030, to 65 percent. Currently he is around 45 percent.

Miersch described the planned Offensive in the renewable energy sector as "the next big test for the coalition government". He demanded of Federal Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU), a more flexible distance regulation for wind mills.

wind turbines: approval procedures, in the length

The coalition had a minimum distance of 1000 meters to residential and "village-like structures, with significant residential development" agreed. Of the SPD parliamentary group Vice-criticized but that is not defined has been, what is the magnitude of a "significant residential development" existed. The proposal to include Altmaiers, already settlements from five houses to do so was for the SPD "acceptable". It will used a different order of magnitude than Definition.

Also, Altmaier had complained in the case of a wind energy summit in September, the length of the approval process. The Problem is that there is currently "so a lot of the wind energy tenders as never before", at the same time, but too few building permits were available, said the Minister. The approval process moved more and more into the length, and it will be more complaints. The construction of wind power plants has dropped "very strong". Celebrity hen parties: these Celebrities we mourned in 2019, FOCUS Online/Wochit celebrities hen parties: For these Stars we mourned, in the year 2019

/AFP Date Of Update: 05 January 2020, 01:00