The contact group—public participation in the distribution network expansion in Baden-Württemberg
Regina Schroeter and Daniel Zirke, Netze BW, Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract
Developing the electricity grid is a key issue when it comes to realize the German “Energiewende.” Since energy from renewables is often produced within rural areas but needs to be transported into urban areas with high consumption. This chapter describes and analyzes a public participation process, which was conducted in the context of an Energy Grid Construction project in southwest Germany. The project aims at the construction of new, 25–30-km long electricity transmission line in the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. The participative process included 16 people, ...
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