As part of the Finance Act, the government will remove the widely criticized requirement that municipalities and regions must establish an independent and separate company if they want to install solar cells on public buildings. This is reported by several media outlets.
The municipalities and the City Council have long criticized the rules in this area for being too cumbersome, expensive and bureaucratic, which has kept several municipalities from installing solar cells on, for example, swimming pools or day care centers.
In connection with the economic agreement between KL and the government, the parties agreed that there should be a review of the rules and requirements that municipalities face if they want to install solar cells on their own roofs.
Now, Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard (M) tells Jyllands-Posten that the government is relaxing the rules for municipalities, and that municipalities could install solar cells from next year without establishing a separate company.
- We want to remove the requirement that a municipality must make a special separation of companies before being allowed to install solar cells on a municipal roof. Because it has been experienced as a barrier by many municipalities. In this way, we will make it less bureaucratic to install solar cells. That is why I expect that we will see many more solar cells, says Lars Aagaard.
The chairman of the KL's Climate and Environment Committee Johannes Lundsfryd Jensen (S) is pleased that a solution has now been found that can boost more projects.
- This is something we have been talking about for several years, because it has been a concrete obstacle to our green transition. There are many ready-made projects waiting, because we have, among other things, many sports halls and schools with large roof surfaces. It will also mean something for the support of the citizens, because many have asked why we have not started with the municipal buildings, when new solar cell parks have been erected, he tells JP.
Money for climate protection
During the presentation of the government's proposal for a finance bill, Finance Minister Nicolai Wammen (S) said that money will be allocated to ensure the continued expansion of both solar cells and wind turbines on land. The finance bill sets aside a framework to support renewable energy on land from 2026-2029 of DKK 851 million.
In addition, Nicolai Wammen emphasizes that money will also be allocated for climate adaptation.
The finance bill states that a framework of DKK 245 million will be allocated for coastal protection in 2026, DKK 268 million in 2027, DKK 235 million in 2028 and DKK 139 million in 2029. DKK in 2029. The government will thereby initiate state feasibility studies of selected coastal protection projects, start an environmental impact assessment for storm surge protection in the capital area, extend the coastal pool and carry out a nationwide dike check.
The government will later publish its proposal for Climate Adaptation Plan II, which will focus on further increasing progress and investments in coastal protection.
In addition, as in 2025, the government wants to prioritize a total of DKK 1 billion in 2026 to, among other things, continue the green investment scheme with a view to supporting green production jobs across the entire country. In total, the budget bill allocates approximately DKK 1.4 billion, which will contribute to the green transition.
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