Plans to limit wind power expansion in NRW met with criticism
Energy experts in Germany鈥檚 most populous federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) have slammed plans by the state government to tighten regulations for the construction of new onshore wind power installations, Dow Jones Newswires reports. The plan to set minimum distances from residential premises to 1.5 kilometres was 鈥渘either legal nor practical鈥�, the associations of cities and municipalities in NRW said in a joint statement. The policy pursued by NRW鈥檚 government coalition of the conservative CDU and the pro-business FDP was 鈥渋rreconcilable with federal law鈥�, a foundation specialising in renewable energy law said. NRW鈥檚 association for renewable energies said the measure was likely to lead to a standstill in wind power expansion in the state.
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