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WIND FARMS
This catalogue details all the formalities and procedures required to set up a wind energy electricity production facility authorised by the Autonomous Region of Galicia.
The following are excluded from the procedures contained in this catalogue:
- Installations whose authorisation is the responsibility of the State Administration.
- Wind installations with a capacity of less than or equal to 100 kW.
- Experimental wind farms with a high research component in Research, Development and Innovation, as defined in Article 3 of Decree 30/2011, of 17 February, which establishes the procedure for authorising experimental wind farms with a high Research, Development and Innovation component in the Autonomous Region of Galicia, or the regulation that replaces it.
- Wind power generation facilities for self-consumption associated with an installation with a contracted electrical power greater than the wind power intended to be installed.
Prior to this, the person interested in the development of this type of economic activity must be aware of the existence of the applicable provisions established regarding land use planning.
In addition, in order to submit an application to initiate a procedure for prior administrative authorisation and for the construction of a wind farm, a permit for access to the transmission and distribution network must be obtained.
In order to carry out this activity, authorisation must be requested from the Directorate General for Energy Planning and Natural Resources and the required documentation must be submitted.
Law 8/2009, of 22 December, which regulates wind energy use in Galicia and creates the wind energy tax and the Environmental Compensation Fund.
Law 21/2013, of 9 December, on environmental assessment (art. 34).
