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WWEA – Head Office – Charles-de-Gaulle-Str. 5 – D-53113 Bonn
Head Office:Charles-de-Gaulle-Str. 553113 BonnGermanyTel. +49-228-369 40-80Fax +49-228-369 40-84[email protected]www.wwindea.org
To the Energy Spokespersonsand the Energy Committeeof the Danish Folketing
Bonn, 30 November 2012
Submission on Net Metering for Small Wind Turbines - KEB - L 86
WWEA has been informed by our Danish members that the Danish Folketing is currentlydiscussing an amendment of the legislation regarding net metering for small wind turbines.In WWEA’s viewpoint, the current scheme has made Denmark one of the leading countriesin small wind, an emerging technology. Internationally, net metering is seen as a veryeffective and non-bureaucratic tariff scheme which is based on fostering self-supply fromsmall wind.Currently, the world market for small wind turbines represents an annual turnover of around200 million€.By the end of 2010, 700’000 small wind turbines with a total capacity of around440 MW were installed around the world (WWEA: 2012 Small Wind World Report;http://wwindea.org/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=348&Itemid=40).WWEA expects future annual growth rates of around 30 % for the next years to come, sothat by the year 2020, the world market for small wind turbines can reach a size of 1 billion€.The leading small wind market today are, next to Denmark, China, USA, United Kingdom,Germany and Italy – and soon many developing countries are expected to become hugemarkets, mainly for rural electrification.Worldwide, more than 330 companies are manufacturing small wind turbines. Thanks to thenet-metering scheme, Denmark has been able to become, like previously in large wind, alsoone of the world’s leaders in small wind, boosting a new industrial sector which is seen as anexample in many other countries.WWEA would like to applaud Denmark for this achievement and in particular for setting upthe successful net metering scheme not long ago, and WWEA would strongly recommendDenmark not to suspend it but to keep it, and to keep it simple.However, after hearing about the proposed amendments to the Danish legislation, WWEAwould like to express our concerns about recent plans discussed by the Danish Parliament tochange fundamentally the current rules and to abolish net metering or make it much morecomplicated and practically not feasible any more: As production and consumption are notfully correlated in the case of small wind, net metering on an hourly basis does not makeWWEA e.V. – Charles-de-Gaulle-Str. 5 – 53113 Bonn – GermanyRegistered at AG Bonn: 20 VR 8163, Tax number: 205/5771/0538President: He DexinSecretary General: Stefan GsängerBank account: 340 12 800GLS Gemeinschaftsbank eG – BLZ 430 609 67IBAN: DE27430609670034012800BIC (Swift-Code): GENODEM1GLSmuch sense, but the current scheme with an annual balance has proven to be simple,efficient and effective.We sincerely hope that the Danish Parliament and Government do not put on risk theexistence of the emerging small wind sector but continue their internationally highly admiredsupport for small wind turbines.With kind regards
He DexinPresidentWorld Wind Energy Association
Stefan GsängerSecretary GeneralWorld Wind Energy Association
WWEA e.V. – Charles-de-Gaulle-Str. 5 – 53113 Bonn – GermanyRegistered at AG Bonn: 20 VR 8163, Tax number: 205/5771/0538President: He DexinSecretary General: Stefan Gsänger
Bank account: 340 12 800GLS Gemeinschaftsbank eG – BLZ 430 609 67IBAN: DE27430609670034012800BIC (Swift-Code): GENODEM1GLS
