Saxony: New building regulations: 1000 meter distance to wind turbines

Dresden (dpa/sn) - The state parliament has changed the Saxon building code and also sealed the 1000 meter minimum distance between wind turbines and residential buildings. It is possible to deviate from the minimum distance when it comes to repowering, i.e. retrofitting existing systems, or if the community wants to go below the distance outdoors at the request of the community. With the regulation, Saxony wants to achieve that more areas can be made available for wind power than before. The left consider the regulation in terms of the expansion of renewable energies to be counterproductive. Left and AfD failed with amendments.