Neunkirchen plans wind power: eleven plants on the Pfannenberg?

Von WOM

In Neunkirchen, there is an important project: eleven wind turbines could possibly be built on the Pfannenberg. The Jade Group and Grünwerke GmbH already submitted the application for a building planning law examination in spring 2024. So far, the decision is with the district.

The Neunkirchen-Pfannenberg wind farm takes on concrete forms, although there are still many questions open. Mayor Marco Schwunk reports on an active exchange between the partners involved. "At the moment, a voluntary environmental impact assessment of the investors is running and we have set up a round table that has already come together twice," says Schwunk.

meetings at the round table

not only representatives of the local government and potential operators, but also members of the forest cooperatives and the national company NRW.ENERGY4CLIMATE. Together, everyone involved strives to develop recommendations to implement the wind farm.

An important discussion took place in mid -September, in which the possible financial participations of municipalities and citizens were talked about. One suggestion was to draw a radius of 2.5 kilometers from each of the planned locations to identify the affected citizens. "We want to create opportunities to participate as many people as possible," emphasized Schwunk.

criticism and concerns

It remains uncertain whether the eleven wind turbines are ultimately approved. While the citizens mostly raised little objections, some municipal council members expressed concerns about the number of wind turbines. Flexibility in communication seems to be the key to clarifying possible uncertainties.

In addition, the national community of nature conservation and the environment in North Rhine -Westphalia (LNU) spoke up. This rejects wind turbines on former forest areas because they fear that the landscape of the Siegerland will be severely affected by numerous wind turbines. In a press release it says: "The asparagus contributes to the fact that the Siegerland turns into a country without a landscape."

The LNU emphasizes that the planned wind turbines could have negative effects on humans and animals, even if environmental impact assessments are positive. The presence of mining offenses and ground monuments in the region stimulates special concerns.

For the coming months, three more round table sessions will be scheduled. Depending on the topics that are discussed, additional relevant actors and experts could be invited.

More information on the current developments related to the wind power project can be found in the detailed report at www.siegener-zeitung.de .