Wind power industry in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is hoping for accelerated approvals with the red-red-green government
Quick Look
- The wind power industry in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania expects a possible red-red-green state government to speed up approval processes for onshore wind turbines, which are currently the longest in Germany.
- Jörn Kolbe from the State Wind Energy Association is calling for a unified energy ministry and the implementation of wind energy decrees that were already agreed in 2021.
- Claudia Müller from the Greens is mentioned as a potential minister while exploratory talks are underway between the SPD, the Left and the Greens.
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Why It Matters
In their coalition agreement in 2021, the SPD and the Left agreed to implement relief for the wind power industry with a state wind and a state solar decree, which has not yet happened.
The wind power industry in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has high hopes for the Greens' likely entry into the state government. The approval process for new wind turbines on land would have to be significantly faster, said the chairman of the state wind energy association, Jörn Kolbe, to the German Press Agency. They are currently the longest in all of Germany. This ties up a lot of staff in the authorities and makes wind farm projects more expensive.
Ministry of Energy
Kolbe called for all issues relating to energy and renewable energy, including the areas of climate and environmental protection, to be brought together in one ministry. "If everything is politically in one hand, then the state offices for agriculture and the environment, as approval authorities, will finally have clarity about what they have to check and what they don't have to check." There is currently a lot of uncertainty there, which is dragging out the proceedings.
The approval authority's approach must be stipulated in a wind energy decree, Kolbe continued. The SPD and the Left had already agreed in their coalition agreement in 2021 to implement relief for the industry with a state wind and a state solar decree. However, this was never realized, criticized the wind power representative.
Preferred candidate for ministerial office
Kolbe sees Claudia Müller from the Greens, who is still a member of the Bundestag, as the head of the ministry he is calling for. Her party's top candidate in the state election campaign would like to give up her Bundestag mandate in mid-November. She is currently acting chairwoman of the new, five-member state parliamentary group of Alliance 90/The Greens in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
The exploratory talks between the SPD, the Left and the Greens are still ongoing. Commonalities are explored. This will be followed by coalition negotiations from mid-October. The goal is a red-red-green state government. This is the only option for a state government with a comfortable majority without the AfD.
The SPD, Left and Greens together have 39 of the 71 seats in the state parliament. The AfD has 32 parliamentarians.
Open Questions
- When exactly will the coalition negotiations between the SPD, the Left and the Greens begin?
- What specific changes will be included in the planned wind energy decree?
- Will Claudia Müller actually take over the Ministry of Energy?
