Fiber optic expansion in Götzendorf: Illschwang's path to fast internet

Fiber optic expansion in Götzendorf: Illschwang's path to fast internet

The meeting of the Illschwang local council deals with important topics. The focus is on the partial update for the wind energy area in the Upper Palatinate North regional plan. The committee meets in the meeting room of the town hall. The municipalities are asked to submit their comments by October 31, 2024 at the latest. The planning committee of the Upper Palatinate North Regional Planning Association has decided on a catalog of criteria for this.

Wind energy and planning

mayorDieter Dehlingprovides introductory comments on this topic. By the end of 2027, 1.1 percent of the state's area should be designated as wind energy areas and by 2032, 1.8 percent. If the limit of 1.1 percent is not reached by 2027, this would lead to a general privileging of wind energy in outdoor areas. Reaching this limit means that wind turbines outside the specified areas are only permitted if public interests are not affected.

Dehling continues: "The additional amendment to the 10 H rule, which has been in force in Bavaria since 2022, means that the previously applicable distances to settlement areas (previously 10 times the height of the wind turbine) are limited to 1000 meters. In municipalities without binding priority areas, such systems are currently generally permitted in a large number of areas. At any time, large parts of the Upper Palatinate North region would be like this “The aim of the planning committee, according to Dehling, is to designate priority areas in the communities as quickly as possible via the regional plan.

Situation in Illschwang

According to the mayor's detailed explanations, the focus is specifically on the situation in the municipality of Illschwang.Dehlingpoints out that the local council has already made a significant contribution to renewable forms of energy by building five turbines in the Illschwang wind farm. They actually don't necessarily want to designate new priority areas now. In the run-up to the October meeting, the councils had received maps of possible locations in the municipality area.Gerald Habermehlnotes that there is resentment in many communities about the proposed priority areas. On the other hand, according to the committee, there is a risk that at some point you will lose your say, as regional planning is constantly being changed.

The local council makes concessions when it comes to expanding the existing wind farm along the motorway.Richard Kollerraises the question of infrastructure. Planned wind turbine areas on the ridge between Neuöd and Höfling are unanimously rejected. However, the committee leaves the door open when it comes to planning a priority area that belongs to the city of Sulzbach-Rosenberg and would affect an area east of Bachetsfeld. The same applies to an area shown on the map in the unincorporated area of ​​Eichen, between Dietersberg, Rosenberg and Poppenricht. The community of Illschwang would only be affected to a small extent.

Fiber optic expansion in Illschwang

The mayor comments in detailDieter Dehlingin the meeting on fiber optic expansion in the community. The civil engineering company Kollmer from Kirchenthumbach recently started work on behalf of Telekom in the town of Götzendorf. The starting point for the project was around three years ago, when the cooperation agreement between the municipality and Telekom was signed in the town hall in Illschwang. The basis of the contract is the Bavarian funding program for fiber optic expansion. The municipality has received funding of almost four million euros for the measure.

Dehlinginformed the councilors that there had recently been increased inquiries to him, but also to the administration. He makes the following clear: The funding guidelines state that all commercial businesses and all private households that currently have a connection line of less than 100 M/bit will be connected with fiber optics. On the other hand, all households that currently have over 100 M/bit are currently excluded. This group of people doesDehlingstill hope. There is now a federal funding program that stipulates that all households are provided with a fiber optic exclusion. The municipality of Illschwang applied for the program. Market research is currently underway in this regard. In the event of a positive funding decision, all remaining addresses could subsequently be accessed.