Petition for wind turbines in the forest: Mayor demands rethinking!

Petition for wind turbines in the forest: Mayor demands rethinking!

In the Strelitz region, something is happening in terms of wind energy. The independent mayor of Hohenzieritz, Peter Strobl, directed a petition to the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state parliament. In doing so, he demands a rethinking in area planning for wind turbines. Wind wheels are to be built on over 20 areas in the region, but this is not undisputed in the community. Above all, because areas are also affected with protection status, Strobl expresses concerns about the historical cultural landscape of the Central Mecklenburg Lake District. It is important to preserve these cultural values without losing sight of the growing importance of wind energy, such as Nordkurier.

In his petition, Strobl emphasizes that the community is not generally against wind power, but sees an alternative in the form of planting wind turbines in forest areas. This idea is not entirely new, because in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania there is an exclusion criterion for areas with over 500 hectares of forest that does not exist in other federal states. That could change when it comes to Strobl: he advocates opening monoculture forests for wind planning without endangering species protection and fire protection. About 100 hectares of forest would have to be cleared per wind turbine, but a part could regenerate around 50 hectares, as a mixed forest.

expansion of wind power as the key to energy future

wind energy plays an increasingly central role in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, not only for energy generation, but also for the economic strengthening of the region. By 2035, the state government pursued the ambitious goal of covering the entire energy requirement from renewable sources. Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig announced an expansion of 6 gigawatt wind power for 2025, which means about 12 terawatt hours of electricity per year. This could ensure an independent and sustainable energy future, as [https://www.windomm.de/windenzin-mecklenburg-vorpommern-ein-ueberblick/) emphasizes.

The flat landscape of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well as the low population density offer excellent prerequisites for wind power. The expansion of the wind turbines will not only advance the region ecologically, but also create numerous jobs and at the same time let the local economy boom. The capacity of wind energy is currently 3,573 megawatts by onshore systems, supplemented by regional offshore wind farms.

Citizen participation: Another step towards acceptance

Another important element in the context of wind energy is the citizens' and municipal division law of the state government. This law is intended to ensure that the population is more involved in the process. Residents on a five-kilometer radius For wind turbines have the option of participating in the profit of the wind farms in the form of savings letters or fixed deposits. Not only does this minimize the risk of private investors, but also ensures that some of the profits stay in the region. The interest rate of these systems is usually above the usual market sentences, which makes the commitment more appealing to the citizens, as the [government of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania] (https://www. government-mv.de/landes government/wm/energie/b%C3%BCrger-und-unde- and community division law/) explains.