Local citizens’ option to purchase wind turbines shares
The erector of a wind turbine has a duty to offer at least 20%
of the shares in the wind turbine to those with an option to
purchase.
Any citizen of 18 years or above living within 4.5km of new wind
turbines, will be given the option to buy a share in local turbine
projects. Any shares which citizens living within the 4.5km limit
do not buy will be offered to permanent residents in the rest of
the municipality.
The erector of the turbines must as a minimum announce the project
in the local papers and the shares on offer must correspond to at
least 20% of the value (cost) of the turbines. A share corresponds
to the price of 1,000kWh, which is currently around DKK
3,000-4,000. Shareholders share the costs, revenues, risk and
influence on equal terms with the erector of the turbine.