A broad majority in the Danish parliament on Tuesday presented an agreement that will quadruple the amount of green electricity from wind turbines and solar cells on land in Denmark.
It is an agreement that brings joy to Green Power Denmark, but the trade organization wants to go even further, it says in a press release.
- Now we are getting started. But we must move on. We have seen cases time and time again that clearly show that our system does not match the pace that the climate fight requires. Therefore, politicians should continue to work on removing barriers to green energy, ensure faster case processing and stop making it more expensive to install wind turbines and solar cells. This can really speed up the expansion, says Kristian Jensen, CEO of Green Power Denmark.
Moving forward with plans for 32 areas for energy parks
With the agreement, the government is now moving forward with the 32 areas that could potentially become energy parks. In the parks, there are further opportunities to obtain exemptions from a number of planning and environmental considerations that have so far blocked or made it difficult for companies and municipalities to set up wind turbines and solar cells.
- The politicians have decided that energy parks, among other things, will solve this challenge, and are giving greater weight to considerations for wind turbines and solar cells in these areas than before. I expect this to hold true when the idea of energy parks meets reality, says Kristian Jensen and emphasizes:
- Energy parks in themselves do not solve the enormous task we face. A large part of the expansion will take place outside the parks, and therefore further relaxations are needed, which the government's energy crisis team has also pointed out. It is positive that the agreement emphasizes this.
Kristian Jensen is also pleased that the agreement ensures that municipalities with energy parks have a single entrance to the state authorities in the area of nature and the environment. At the same time, detailed guidelines must be made on nature directives and options for exemption, which according to Green Power Denmark can lead to greater clarity and speed in case processing, as this is one of the reasons for major delays in green energy projects.
Calls for a final settlement with special requirements
The agreement increases the annual bonus for neighbors of wind turbines and solar cells and the payment to the green pool, which the individual municipality has at its disposal. At the same time, it appears that the legislative framework for municipal special agreements must be made clearer, but Green Power Denmark calls for a final settlement.
- We have leaned constructively into the discussion about compensation and from the start demanded a settlement with municipal special requirements, which have been increased year by year. Sometimes these are requirements for installers that would never be accepted for other construction projects. We expect that they will now ensure that the legislative framework is complied with, says Kristian Jensen, he continues:
- We have seen that the costs that politicians have decided that the installers of wind turbines and solar cells must pay in Denmark have increased dramatically in recent years. This cannot continue. We call for a burden freeze to be introduced, where neither the Danish Parliament nor the municipalities send more window envelopes to those who install the renewable energy that is crucial for a green and secure future.
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