enercity is driving the expansion of wind energy in Lower Saxony

Enercity is constructing four wind turbines in the municipality of Ilsede in the district of Peine. The four plants have a total annual output of 22.4 megawatts. The forecast annual output is around 58 million kilowatt hours. Annual CO2 savings of more than 43,000 tons can be saved per year thanks to regenerative wind power.

Key Highlights:

* The state government has set the target of installing 30 gigawatts of onshore wind energy capacity in Lower Saxony by 2035.

* This corresponds to a further expansion of around 18 GW.

* 1.5 GW of output should therefore be added annually.

* enercity is one of the leading providers of onshore wind power, with 347 systems nationwide, 179 of which are in Lower Saxony alone.

* With the systems under construction, that is 1,000 MW of installed capacity.

Original Press Release:

March 17 -- Enercity AG issued the following news release:

- 35 million euros for the construction of four wind turbines in the district of Peine

- Green electricity for more than 23,000 households

- Annual CO2 savings of around 43,000 tons

- enercity CEO Dr. Susanna Zapreva: "We expressly welcome the political initiatives to expand wind power at federal and state level."

Enercity is constructing four wind turbines in the municipality of Ilsede in the district of Peine and is thus investing further in the expansion of wind power in Lower Saxony. “We expressly welcome the current political initiatives at federal and state level to expand wind power. Lower Saxony offers enormous potential for wind energy. We at enercity will use this together with the local people," says enercity CEO Dr. Susanna Zapreva.

enercity is one of the leading providers of onshore wind power

According to the federal government's on-shore wind laws, the federal state of Lower Saxony is to allocate 2.2 percent of its area to wind power. The state government has set the target of installing 30 gigawatts of onshore wind energy capacity in Lower Saxony by 2035. This corresponds to a further expansion of around 18 GW. 1.5 GW of output should therefore be added annually. enercity is one of the leading providers of onshore wind power, with 347 systems nationwide, 179 of which are in Lower Saxony alone. With the systems under construction, that is 1,000 MW of installed capacity.

Annual CO2 savings of more than 43,000 tons

The new wind turbines in the Peine district are of the Vestas V150 type with a hub height of 149 meters and an output of 5.60 megawatts per turbine. Enercity is investing 35 million euros in this. The forecast annual output is around 58 million kilowatt hours. Mathematically, more than 23,000 households can be supplied with green electricity (assuming an average household consumption of 2,500 kWh of electricity per year). Compared to the German electricity mix, more than 43,000 tons of CO2 can be saved per year thanks to regenerative wind power.

The four plants have a total annual output of 22.4 megawatts. There are already 14 wind turbines in operation at the Ilsede site. The newly applied for are located within a priority area and will be an excellent addition to enercity's existing portfolio of wind turbines.

About enercity - driving force of tomorrow's energy world

enercity AG, based in Hanover, is a provider of sustainable and intelligent energy solutions. With a turnover of 5.0 billion euros and more than 3,000 employees, the group is one of the largest municipal energy service providers in Germany (as of 2021). The company supplies around one million people with electricity, heat, natural gas and drinking water. In addition, enercity offers energy-related services related to electromobility, energy efficiency, decentralized customer solutions, telecommunications and smart infrastructure. enercity's motivation is to improve the quality of life of its customers.

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Source: Enercity AG

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