As part of the upcoming rural development initiative, the government will annually distribute 200 million kroner to the municipalities that contribute most to the expansion of renewable energy on land.
This is stated by Minister for Urban and Rural Development Morten Dahlin (V) and Minister for Climate Lars Aagaard (M) to Avisen Danmark.
The municipalities can use the money as they wish, points out Morten Dahlin.
The government's goal is to secure support for the expansion of renewable energy plants - plants with renewable energy such as solar cells and wind turbine installations.
Municipal competition
It is not yet known how many municipalities will share in the millions, says Lars Aagaard.
- It is a competition between the municipalities to see who can best provide land. So it is not just four to five municipalities that are participating. I would guess that it is more like around 30 municipalities we are talking about here, says Lars Aagaard to Avisen Danmark.
This is exciting for the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI), says Troels Ranis, industry director for DI Energy, in a written comment.
- All good initiatives are needed to ensure sufficient amounts of green energy for the future, and it is therefore positive that the government is now targeting parts of the block grant for the green transition, so that more municipalities have an incentive to play along, says Troels Ranis.
Green Robin Hood
For Ulrich Bang, deputy director of Dansk Erhverv, the proposal is also welcome, he says in a written comment.
- Today, tax revenues from green energy projects risk moving from Guldborgssund to Gentofte when solar cells are installed in rural areas, which we have been calling for long.
- It is time to correct this imbalance. It is almost a green Robin Hood maneuver, where money is given from municipalities that use electricity to municipalities that produce electricity, he says.
According to Kristian Jensen, CEO of the energy company Green Power Denmark, there is currently a lot of bureaucracy when municipalities apply to build new plants with wind turbines and solar cells.
- It requires a lot of resources, and that is why municipalities are dropping green projects. The extra financial carrot can increase their ability to create space for green electricity production, which is the best protection against climate change, high energy prices and uncertain energy supply, he says.
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