Environmental Report 2000 - EnBW

Further Information
In 1998 within the framework of the
“green” eco tariff programme we
built a 600 kW wind power station in
Westerheim specially developed for
inland operation. A further wind power
station with a 1,5-MW capacity is
scheduled to commence operation in
Westerheim by 2001.
Solar power
In the framework of the “solar” eco
tariff programme we have installed
three new photovoltaic plants, bringing
the number of such plants to 15
The provenance of our “green” electricity
is monitored and audited on an
annual basis by independent inspectors
in accordance with the rigorous
directives of the TÜV Standard EE01.
Last year too, our customers continued
their support for the construction
of new regenerative source power
plants with a premium of four cents
per kilowatt hour with the “green”
eco tariff and € 0.82 with the “solar”
eco tariff. This way they can play an
active part in ensuring that the quota
of environmentally friendly production
technologies based on renewable
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with an overall output of 87.8 kilowatts.
A further two plants will come
on stream in 2001.
The role played by renewable
energy is becoming increasingly
important
Since the enactment of the EEG
legislation on renewable energy in
April 2000, to the end of last year
1,957 plant owners fed approx. 334
million kilowatt hours of power from
renewable energy sources into the
EnBW network.
“EEG” power feed
No. of plants
Wind energy 34
Biomass 121
Water/Bio/Gas 697
Photovoltaic 1,105
Feed in megawatt hours:
approx. 334 GWh
CO 2 avoidance in tonnes per year:
approx. 306,500 t.
More and more customers are opting for environmentally
sound electricity at attractive special tariffs
Electricity from renewable energy sources is fast becoming a favourite with our customers.
As one of the most innovative energy supply companies in Germany, we have been quick to
recognise the pattern of the new trend and as early as 1997 we launched the eco tariff for
electricity from renewable sources.
energy sources in our electricity mix
will continue to increase. Alongside
our private customers, more and
more small businesses and industrial
companies are expressing interest in
our environmentally friendly electricity.
New customer enrolments in 2000
Eco-tariff “solar” produced: 64,726 kWh
ordered: 59,600 kWh
included F. u. B. Keramik, Hirrlingen,
Epson Deutschland, Ismaning, and
Solectron GmbH, Herrenberg.
Last year the electricity mix for our eco
tariff customers was made up of the
following renewable energy sources:
Eco-tariff “green” produced: Hydroelec.: 7,036,000 kWh
Wind: 909,300 kWh
ordered: 1,966,000 kWh
In total, our 18 plants produced over 8
million kilowatt hours of environmentally
friendly electricity. The clear overproduction
in relation to the volume
ordered demonstrates our commitment
to a long-term strategy of consistently
expanding energy production
from renewable sources. Our objective
here is the steady expansion of
the eco tariff customer base, even if
this involves advance input on our
part.
In this respect our Energy Report has
already proved its worth as an effective
instrument for the control and
appraisal of community energy consumption.
Time and again, it has been
demonstrated that even just discussion
Fish pass turbine produces
eco power
Alongside the hydroelectric plant at
Mooshausen, we commenced operations
in May 2000 in our new eco
tariff plant, the “fish pass” turbine at
Iffezheim. This has a 1,200 kilowatt
installed output and for the remaining
seven months of the year generated
over 4.4 million kilowatt hours of environmentally
friendly electricity.
Photovoltaics – up and coming
but still a small player
Three new photovoltaic plants began
production this year in Widderstall,
Moosbach and Bruchsal, boosting our
of the Report by the district council or
in the local administration can result
in greater awareness of the issues
involved.
Such increased awareness is the
motor for significant energy savings
and thus reduced energy costs and
lower pollutant emission levels. And
electricity output from photovoltaic
plants by 67% to an overall total of
64,726 kilowatt hours. Two further
plants which were still under construction
at the beginning of the year
have now been completed and are
supplying solar-produced electricity.
Photovoltaic systems apparently seem
to be so popular that we have to report,
to our regret, that two modules
with an output of 0.8 kilowatt in
Heitersheim have vanished without a
trace. To offset their loss we were
quick to erect a photovoltaic plant in
Ellwangen with a 1.2 kW output.
Communities get to grips with energy management
Apart from our development programme for renewable sources, local communities can
also take advantage of our services for successful energy management.
this can all be achieved without the
need for investment lay-out. To date,
370 towns and communities with
around 10,000 facilities are taking advantage
of our Report. Churches and
charitable institutions will likewise
find it beneficial.
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