Dispute over Solar Park in Chemnitz: residents are calling for more participation!

Dispute over Solar Park in Chemnitz: residents are calling for more participation!

in Chemnitz cooks the mood: a planned solar park of 26 hectares in the Glösa district causes continuing excitement. While the city administration granted the building permit at noon on June 18, 2024, many residents only learned from the project in April 2025. The project is intended to adopt directly to the properties of a home settlement, with a narrow path separating the two areas. This has called on a citizens' initiative and mobilized the residents who defend themselves against the lack of citizen participation. Over 200 signatures were collected for an online petition and protest posters are visible on garden fences.

Against the background of this heated debate, Mayor Michael Stötzer invites all those affected to individual conversations. But the fronts seem hardened, and not all residents are opposed to the project. There are certainly voices that support the expansion of renewable energies, but dissatisfaction with the way of planning is great. As the Freie Presse reports.

concern about nature and real estate

The residents explain specifically worrying questions: How will the glare of the solar modules affect their quality of living? Does the sealed surfaces lead to a heat -intensive environment? There is also fear of electrosmog and noise of transformer stations that are to be built on the site. A high fence with barbed wire will also secure the area, which in many concerned neighbors stirs up the worries about a possible loss of value of your real estate.

• glare of the solar modules
• heat development through large, sealed areas
• electrosmog and permanent noise due to transformerations
• Danger of floods from sealing
• influencing the local microclimate and destruction of nature

The city administration, however, sees things from a different perspective. She refers to an expert opinion that speaks of an "upgrading of the landscape". Planned measures to alleviate the concerns include planting a large hedge, sound -protected transformers and matte, glare -free solar modules. But the residents are skeptical and demand a construction stop and a dialogue about alternatives.

ethical dimension of planning

The ball now lies with the city administration and the residents who should look for a constructive path together - because with such a serious project, there is really a lot at stake.