Overview

• Hesse's Green Party has introduced a draft law mandating profit-sharing from renewable energy projects with municipalities to enhance local acceptance.
• The Hesse bill includes a 0.4 ct/kWh automatic levy if municipalities and investors fail to reach voluntary agreements.
• Saxony's CDU/SPD coalition has proposed delaying the 2% land-use target for wind energy until 2032 while introducing a 0.1 ct/kWh resident payment to improve public buy-in.
• Hesse anticipates municipalities earning an average of €64,000 annually per wind turbine under the proposed model, funding local services like schools and parks.
• Both draft laws are now under parliamentary debate, with Hesse's Landtag discussing the bill this week and Saxony's proposal awaiting cross-party consensus.