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Andreas Karl (Heimat) has announced his resignation from the municipal association council “An der Finne”On 30/06/2026, Andreas Karl (Heimat) announced his immediate resignation during the session of the municipal association council “An der Finne”. 
The decisive factor was the decision on new wind power industrial facilities in the area of the municipal association. In his resignation statement, Andreas Karl wrote: “An overly large majority of the municipal association council is likely not mentally capable of taking care of the safety of humans, animals, and the environment.” Furthermore, Ms. Ludwig and Mr. Riedel were accused of being “indifferent with regard to the health-damaging construction of wind power industrial facilities.” According to the minutes review of the 11th session of the municipal association council on 25/11/2025, it was recorded in the minutes that the municipal association was not responsible for carrying out a risk assessment regarding the wind turbines. Responsibility lies with the environmental agency. In addition, the municipality also does not have the capacity to review these matters itself. Andreas Karl accuses the council members of neglecting their duty of care. Wind turbines and potential health impactsIndeed, there is a ruling of the Tribunal judiciaire de Strasbourg from 13/11/2025 in which a plaintiff was awarded damages due to health impairments. The plaintiff, a teacher, suffered from symptoms such as dizziness, sleep disturbances, tinnitus, headaches, concentration problems, and especially anxiety and stress (“angoisse”) – symptoms associated with the so-called “wind turbine syndrome.” These disappeared after she moved away. She received €8,300 in compensation, and her husband €5,000.The court found that the operation of the wind turbines was the direct and certain cause of the stress and anxiety symptoms of those affected. Acoustic tests showed high infrasound levels in the house (below the audible threshold), which were not blocked by normal insulation. Neurological expert reports and medical assessments supported the connection. German courts, however, do not currently consider this to be established and usually reject such or similar claims. Declining electricity yield despite expansion of wind power installationsThe yield from wind turbines in Germany has declined over the past two years, despite additional installations being built. In the wind-rich year 2023, 141.8 TWh of electricity was generated. In 2024, this figure fell to 139.8 TWh. For 2025, electricity generation is expected to be between 131 and 134 TWh. In recent years, installed capacity has increased from approximately 60 GW to 70 GW. The percentage share of renewable energy is partly increasing due to a declining total electricity consumption (deindustrialization) and not solely due to higher electricity production.Electricity accounts for only about 20 percent of Germany’s total energy demand. A share of around 50 percent of electricity production from renewable energy in Germany corresponds to only about 10 percent of total energy demand. To cover the entire energy demand in Germany with renewable energy, an expansion by at least a factor of 10 would be required. In addition, further facilities would need to be built to provide sufficient storage capacity for dark doldrums lasting several days to weeks. These would be essential especially in the winter months, as solar radiation is very low during this time and there may be no wind for days. Experts assume that Germany’s land area is not sufficient to install the required amount of wind and solar facilities. Without subsidies and guaranteed feed-in tariffs – even when no electricity can be fed into the grid due to congestion – wind and solar installations are often not economically viable. EU and federal policy from CDU, SPD, and the Greens continues to pursue the goal of achieving CO₂ neutrality by 2050. The necessary investments would amount to many hundreds of billions to several trillions of euros. These costs are ultimately borne by the population through taxes and levies, as well as through private investments. Costs for companies are passed on into product and service prices and therefore always appear at supermarket checkouts in consumer prices. With every product price increase, the share of value-added tax also rises. The governing political actors, who consider tax revenues too low because they have driven up spending, therefore have no interest in ensuring lower prices. Author: AI-Translation - Michael Thurm | |
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