On Wed, 17 Feb 2021, Carsten Bormann wrote:
That’s not how it works.
https://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/EN/Artikel/Energy/electricity-grids-of-the-future-01.html
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
English translation
[...]
The Federal Government has put the policies in place for expanding the
grid more quickly and gaining public acceptance for it. Following the
agreement within the governing coalition in July 2015, the cabinet gave
the go-ahead in October 2015 for an increased use of underground DC cables
(in German). On 3 December 2015, the Bundestag adopted the draft
legislation, as amended by the coalition party groups, and the bill passed
the Bundesrat on 18 December 2015. The new rules entered into force at the
turn of the year 2015/2016.
In future, priority will be given to building the new electricity highways
(the HVDC transmission lines) as underground rather than overhead
powerlines. This applies in particular to the large transmission lines
running from north to south such as 'SuedLink' or 'SuedOstLink'. In
general, overhead DC powerlines are to be prohibited in places where
people live. They will only be used in exceptional cases, for example in
areas where nature conservation interests are identified or where existing
powerlines can be used without major impact to the environment. Overhead
powerlines may also be used if local authorities specifically request
these powerlines in order to meet local needs.
[...]
