Over a thousand projects for the installation of wind turbines, both offshore and onshore, photovoltaic panels, and energy storage systems. This is the latest front in the assault on the island: battery farms where the energy produced (generally from renewable sources) would be stored for use when needed. With the moratorium overturned by the Constitutional Court and the law on suitable areas also challenged by the government (the Constitutional Court's decision is pending), the Region can defend itself with blunt weapons, to say the least.
A special commission on energy will be established in the Regional Council: this is what is stipulated in an agenda signed by all group leaders and unanimously approved by the Chamber shortly before the summer recess. The Council—where the proposed popular initiative Pratobello 24 is currently sitting in the Environment Committee's drawers—wants to be a key player in Sardinia's decisions in this area.
The numbers
Overall, there are 695 applications for wind, photovoltaic, and hydroelectric power: 455 for solar power plants, 211 for onshore wind, 28 for offshore wind, and 1 for hydroelectric power. For a total capacity of 50.14 gigawatts, 23.8 gigawatts of energy storage projects are also pending: 370 in total, including 164 stand-alone storage batteries, 159 systems integrated into photovoltaic farms, 45 into wind farms, and 2 hydroelectric plants.
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