It must be easier for the Danish regions and municipalities to install solar cell systems on public buildings. This is the view of the Danish Regions, who want a special rule regarding the creation of solar installations removed. And according to The engineer has all mayors in a letter addressed to all new members of the Norwegian Parliament shortly before Christmas, asking the Norwegian Parliament to remove bureaucracy and unnecessary rules that block solar cells on municipal roofs.
Since 30 June 2021, municipalities and regions have been subject to a requirement that they must set up a special company in order to be able to set up and operate the solar installations. But that has completely put an end to the creation of new facilities, says Danske Regioner.
- In 2023, there will be new measures to make it easier to set up new solar systems, but unfortunately we can state that the requirement for company separation will not disappear, says Mads Duedahl (V), chairman of the Danish Regions' Committee for environment and climate and chairman of the regional council in Region North Jutland.
- We are both sorry and misunderstanding about this, because we are of the clear conviction that it will be less bureaucratic and more profitable for us to invest in solar cells if it were removed.
The rules block
From 2013 until 2021, the regions established several solar plants. But since the new rules came into force, according to Danish Regions, no more facilities have been set up in either the Capital Region, North Jutland and South Jutland.
- In the Danish regions, we have a lot of unused areas such as the roofs of our hospitals and administration buildings, and there it would make very good sense to set up solar cells for the benefit of the green transition, but the rules have meant that we have been taxes, and this has made it too expensive for us to invest in solar cells.
- It is a shame, when we have otherwise worked ambitiously with the green transition, that Christiansborg is thus helping to stretch our legs for us, says Mads Duedahl.
Danish Regions will now contact the Danish politicians and the new climate, energy and supply minister, Lars Aagard, in an attempt to get the rules changed.
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Edit: 2 sentence with quote from the Engineer about all the mayors and ditto addition in subsection added 29.12. at 11.30
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