The law applicable to wind turbines is a caricatural illustration of the power that pressure groups have acquired in our country.
Nearly 9,000 wind turbines have already been installed in France.
The multi-year energy program decided by the government on April 21, 2020 plans to double their number by 2028. However, the rules governing their establishment have continued to soften for ten years, when, at the same time, , the constraints have continued to increase for those who challenge them.
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The parliamentarians had however gradually built a legal framework suitable for ensuring control of state services and local elected officials over the development of wind turbines.
This control is justified by the magnitude of the impacts of wind farms on the living environment of local residents, landscapes, historical heritage and biodiversity.
This is how wind power development zones (ZDE) were established by a law of 2000.
Created at the initiative of the municipalities
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