Despite the negative referendum in Mehring in the district of Altötting against part of the planned wind farm, the German government does not believe that the energy supply in the industrial region there is at risk, according to a media report. "The security of supply of the Bavarian chemical triangle is not affected by the development of this single wind farm in Altötting due to the European electricity market and the European electricity grid interconnection system," reads a report by the Ministry of Economic Affairs to the Bundestag Committee for Climate Protection and Energy, as reported by the Augsburger Allgemeine (Friday). However, the ministry also clarifies that it has no responsibility for the project itself.
The rejection of wind turbines in the small Upper Bavarian community of Mehring at the end of January caused a stir. Plans for Bavaria's largest wind farm are underway in Altöttinger Forst. Ten of the 40 wind turbines were to be located on Mehring territory, with an investment volume of around 400 million euros.
The state government, Bavarian State Forestry and the company Qair want to stick with the project despite the rejection from Mehring. Talks between Bavaria's Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger (FW) and representatives of the citizens' initiative Gegenwind did not produce any tangible results.
The planned 40 wind turbines with a total output of 288 megawatts could theoretically supply around 150,000 households with wind power. The wind farm will also supply additional energy to the Bavarian chemical triangle with thousands of jobs. It is said that around ten percent of the electricity required here could be produced using wind.
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