It’s really about time that the CSU slowly gave up its blockade against wind power. The Free State has gone its own way for far too long and has kept its distance when it came to designating new areas for wind turbines. But it’s not enough to boast of being a sunny country and a hydropower expert and otherwise leaning back. A variety of sustainable sources are needed for a future-proof energy supply, and wind power is an essential element of this.
The fact that the wind-on-shore law of the red-green-yellow federal government required external coercion to allow this insight to mature in Bavaria is a sign of poverty. But it is now all the more important that political actors of all stripes and at all levels finally tackle the issue actively. Many traditional prejudices against wind power have long been outdated. Today’s advanced technology has been proven to make wind turbines useful in most Bavarian regions; In the new version of the law on the expansion of renewable energies, the legislator assures that money can be earned with it.
Now the task must be to look for sensible locations together, including in the Munich region, which, with its almost three million inhabitants and one and a half million jobs, consumes a lot of energy. Preventive tactics and sitting out are not options, just as little as simply referring to the neighbors, Stefan Schelle, the chairman of the planning association for the Munich region and chairman of the CSU parliamentary group in the Munich district council, rightly reminded his party friends once again in Garching given on the way.
Wind turbines are particularly space-efficient renewable energy sources, which means that their electricity yield is significantly higher than, for example, photovoltaic systems in relation to the required area. The wind also blows in winter and at night. So it would be absurd to go without this source of energy any longer. It is now the task of politicians to convince the people of Bavaria of this, at all levels. The decisions as to where a wind turbine should be located can only be made in the municipalities. Anyone who actively tackles this task, makes suggestions themselves and gets citizens on board, possibly with participatory models, has the opportunity to become a shaper of the future.