Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: New distance rules for wind turbines decided!

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: New distance rules for wind turbines decided!

In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania there is a significant change in law in building law, which affects both new wind turbines and spans. As tixio in the future, wind power projects of 1,000 meters on closed settlements and 800 meters will have to be observed in the future. So far, this has only been true for new wind ranking areas, which in practice often led to confusion, especially in regions without current wind suitability planning.

politicians from the government factions of the SPD and Left emphasize that this regulation not only eliminates uncertainties, but also increase acceptance among the population for expansion of wind turbines. Falko Beitz, the energy policy spokesman for the SPD parliamentary group, emphasizes that the wind power expansion remains ambitious, but must be taken into account for the residents. The amendment to the law is implemented via the existing execution law to the Building Code to reduce bureaucratic effort.

reactions to the change in the law

The introduction of these distance regulations does not come without resistance. While the state government wants to gain the backing of the population, opposition figures like Petra Federau from the AfD are generally concerned with concerns about the energy transition. In addition, Wolfgang Waldmüller from the CDU demands that the distances, like in Bavaria, significantly increase. In Bavaria, the so-called "10 H regulation", which prescribes at least ten times of ten times the height of the wind turbine, which can lead to a distance of up to 2,000 meters in modern turbines.

In this context, the question arises as to how the legislative process in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is coming. By June 30, 1,853 wind turbines with a total output of 3,852 megawatts were installed in the country, which is 5.9 % of the total stock in Germany. Nevertheless, the Federal Immission Protection Act (BImSchG) has specifications for distance regulations that vary from state to state. The regulations range from 400 to 1,000 meters, whereby North Rhine-Westphalia demands significantly more.

challenges for wind power expansion

The situation in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania shows that the approval process for new wind turbines in the country comparison are among the longest, with a duration of around 45 months. This is in stark contrast to the national average of only 18 months. Experts such as that of the Diw Could reduce space availability for wind energy. Studies show that they do not even significantly increase the acceptance of the residents.

It remains to be seen whether the new regulations actually bring the desired effect and drive the windowing outbreeding. For the state government, it is clear: Without solid support on site, the expansion of wind power will not succeed. The first steps are taken and the first readings of the law have already taken place. Now the question remains whether the population is behind the project.