The Oberland planning association (Region 17) is working hard to designate priority areas for wind turbines. So far only 1.05 percent of the area is conceivable.
Further exclusions could still come. “We can’t keep our heads down, we have to do something,” emphasizes Florian Diepold-Erl, the climate protection manager in the district office. The topic will soon come up in a mayoral meeting in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, says Diepoldser.. Consolidated map for possible wind turbines shows only a few spots: Now the municipalities are being integrated into the planning for priority areas. The open-space photovoltaics is currently being developed in the affected communities in the Oberland region, but it is not yet clear if it will be used for wind farms or just as an alternative source of energy for the local economy, as is currently the case with solar power in the region.. The topics of wind energy is also reaching the edge of the Alps, with a wind farm project on the Hochthörlen making headlines.