Expand renewables, storage and hydrogen
The Free Voters want to expand renewable energy, storage and the hydrogen economy in Bavaria and abolish the 10-H distance rule for wind turbines. The platform sees great potential for local value creation in the gradual shift from fossil fuels to renewables.
The Free Voters want more power from wind, sun, water and biogas. The strict distance rule for wind turbines should go. Bavaria should produce a lot of hydrogen. It should become easier to store electricity.
The 10-H rule requires a large minimum distance between wind turbines and homes in Bavaria. Solar power and agrivoltaics are to grow through simpler laws and permitting, along with geothermal, biogas, biomass and hydropower. Natural gas grids would be allowed to carry hydrogen by 2025 instead of from 2032, and Bavaria would start decentralized hydrogen production. The plan includes funding programs for citizen energy projects and power-to-gas, plus tax incentives for energy-efficient renovation. Grid operators would be allowed to run storage facilities. An expansion plan with annual reporting is to track progress.
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„Windkraft in Bayern bedarfsgerecht ausbauen und 10-H-Regeln abschaffen“Translation: Expand wind power in Bavaria according to need and abolish the 10-H rules
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- Climateleaning climate first
Scrapping the 10-H rule and speeding up renewables, storage and hydrogen push the energy transition forward.