The government's green proposal "Denmark can do more II", which was presented in April, is too unambitious. This is what the Liberal Party says, which is now bringing its own energy proposal to the ongoing negotiations.
Denmark must become independent of Russian gas faster than the government proposes. There must be more solar cells on the roofs of industrial plants. And there must be greater local support for the installation of wind turbines and solar cells. These are some of the party's initiatives.
Specifically, the Liberal Party wants to look at the renewable energy bonus scheme from 2020, when it comes to getting more wind turbines and solar cells on land. The scheme gives residents who live at a distance of up to eight times the height of the wind turbine or 200 meters from the nearest solar cell plant the opportunity for an annual tax-free payment.
- If we are to have more renewable energy, we believe that it is crucial that we have local support. It is very difficult. We suggest that you look at the renewable energy bonus scheme. Can you expand it so that the amount is, for example, larger, or so that it covers more people? And what obstacles are there to using the scheme, says Marie Bjerre, the Liberal Party's climate spokesperson.
Today, the expected average annual payment per household for wind turbines is between DKK 5,000 and DKK 6,500, while it is between DKK 2,000 and DKK 2,500 for solar cells. How much money the Liberal Party will set aside for a possible expansion of the scheme, however, depends on how the expansion will take place, it says.
The government's proposal is to quadruple production from solar energy and onshore wind by 2030. The Liberal Party supports this ambition.
Wants 100 åct. green gas in 2027
Another initiative for the negotiations from the Liberal Party is that Denmark should have 100 percent green gas by the end of 2027 and thus be independent of Russian gas. The government has set 2030 as a target. The Liberal Party believes that 2027 can be achieved by increasing the production of biogas corresponding to Denmark's consumption of gas.
There should also be more solar cells on industrial plants, if the Liberal Party has its way.
- Because we need more renewable energy, and we have huge potential there if we get more sun on roofs. I think it is a blind spot on the part of the government that they do not include anything about it in their proposal, says Marie Bjerre.
The same is a theme at the EU Commission. The Commission proposed earlier in May that solar roofs be made mandatory on all newly constructed large commercial and public buildings from 2025.
The same should apply to all new homes from 2029.
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