Facts on the German state elections in Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Population:
capital:
: 4 out of 69
Government: Christian Democrats (CDU), Free Democrats (FDP), Green Party
State Prime Minister: (CDU)
Minister of Energy, Agriculture, the Environment, Nature and Digitalization: (Green Party)
Minister of Economic Affairs, Transport, Employment, Technology and Tourism: (FDP)
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Energy and Climate targets
Schleswig-Holstein's government in 2016 introduced an which was approved by state parliament in early 2017. Much like the federal government鈥檚 Climate Action Plan 2050 it includes emission reduction targets and sets goals for the amount of electricity produced from renewable sources.
Greenhouse gas emissions are to be cut by 40 percent by 2020, compared to 1990 levels (2030: 55 percent, 2040: 70 percent, 2050: 80-90 percent).
Power production from renewables must reach 37 terawatt hours by 2025 (, equal to that year) and the renewables share in heating consumption is to reach 22 percent in 2025 ().
Compensation for throttled renewables production
In 2015, consumers paid about 300 million euros in compensation with their power bills to renewables facility operators in Schleswig-Holstein, whose production was throttled when the grid could not cope with the high amounts of power. In 2016, 鈥� partly due to successful grid expansion, but also because of improvements in grid management and because 2016 saw comparatively weak winds.
