Wind Energy in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

MV is a community-wind pioneer: since 2016, project developers must offer 20% participation to residents and host municipalities. The WaLG (Onshore Wind Act) land target has already been met. Repowering with a community-wind (Bürgerwind) component scores the highest acceptance here.

Market Data

Permitting & Law

• Minimum setback: no blanket state rule, TA Lärm (noise abatement standard) is decisive
• Authority: the district (Landkreis) is the permitting authority, LUNG (state environmental agency) is the technical authority
• WaLG target: 2.1% by 2032; current status: met
• Community-wind mandate: 20% participation offer to residents (5 km) + host municipality
• Species protection: black stork, white-tailed eagle (Bodden coast), lesser spotted eagle in the east

Community-Wind Mechanics

The community-wind mandate: a project developer must offer shares on defined terms; the offer quota counts — not the subscription rate. In practice: a cooperative (Genossenschaft) or GmbH & Co. KG (limited partnership) as the participation vehicle, a minimum contribution of EUR 500 per citizen, and a guaranteed return of 4–6% p.a.

Regionally Active Engineering Firms

• WIND-Projekt GmbH (Börgerende) — project development + community wind
• ENERTRAG (Dauerthal, near BB) — wind + hydrogen
• NORD/LB Greifswald — financing
• LUNG (Güstrow) — nature conservation technical authority

Wind energy in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – market data, WaLG status and permitting framework

MV Specifics

• Early community-wind tradition: many existing cooperatives have experience
• Bodden coast restrictions: high nature-conservation pressure (bird protection)
• WaLG target met: concentration zones are effective, exclusion outside them applies
• Low competition: fewer large developers than in Lower Saxony (NDS) / Schleswig-Holstein (SH)