AARHUS: The plans to expand Aarhus with solar parks of up to 1,600 hectares have effectively been put on hold. The many solar cells were supposed to push the ambitions in Aarhus' climate plan to be climate neutral by 2023. But according to Teknik og Miljø, all 12 announced projects have either been withdrawn or put on a long-term pause. The reasons include rising costs, falling electricity prices and thus lower profits, which have fallen from approximately 20 percent to seven percent. According to a memo, Teknik og Miljø estimates that it is only worthwhile to build renewable energy plants in Aarhus if they are at least 100 hectares. This is reported by Aarhus Stiftstidende.
In addition to the declining earnings potential, Energinet has announced a reservation of a 400-meter-wide route for power lines and transformation stations - precisely in areas designated for solar cells. This could lead to a planning ban until 2033 and thus block new installations for eight years. City council member Gert Bjerregaard (V) is very dissatisfied with the late information.
- It is deeply reprehensible that I have had to drag and drop this information from the councilor and the administration. I spent six weeks trying to get a response before I got a response. But the administration was already able to inform the city council at the turn of the year that the expansion of solar parks had come to a complete standstill, he says.
Rolf Johnsen, climate and energy manager at Aarhus Municipality, estimates that the changes will only affect CO2 emissions in the municipality to a limited extent. According to calculations from the Danish Energy Agency, the reduced emissions will be relatively small. He also points out that future offshore wind farms in Denmark will also supply the people of Aarhus with renewable energy.
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