German impacts, page-827

Waghäusel -
Local council supports geothermal energy in Waghäusel, but not on municipal property (due to citizens' vote).

1) Review of the citizens' vote in Waghäusel:
Citizens against geothermal energy on municipal property
https://www.tiefegeothermie.de/news/waghaeusel-buergerinnen-gegen-geothermie-auf-staedtischem-grundstueck
Quotes: "On March 26, 2023, 48. 6 percent of the citizens in Waghäusel cast their vote on the question of whether deep geothermal drilling may be carried out in Waghäusel on municipal properties. "

"A total of 72. 9 percent of the voting population (48. 6 percent of eligible voters) voted against the project. . . "

https://wahlergebnisse.komm.one/lb/produktion/wahltermin-20230326/08215106/praesentation/ergebnis.html?wahl_id=981&stimmentyp=0&id=ebene_-6066_id_9887
Citizen's vote - Election resultQuestion: Are you in favour of leaving city-owned land for the construction of a deep geothermal power plant or for other ventures by means of deep drilling?


2) Meeting of the Waghäusel Municipal Council on 24 July 2023.
https://waghaeusel.more-rubin1.de/meeting.php?id=2023-GR-146
Agenda item 8 - Statement of the City of Waghäusel on the application of Deutsche Erdwärme GmbH to the State Office of Geology, Raw Materials and Mining for the extension of the permit to prospect geothermal, brine and lithium for commercial purposes in the Waghäusel-Philippsburg concession field.

Meeting template 0094/2023 (public)
https://waghaeusel.more-rubin1.de/vorlagen_details.php?vid=20231007100094
Quotation: "Proposed resolution: The administration recommends that the municipal council approve the application of Deutsche Erdwärme GmbH for the extension of the permit to explore for geothermal energy, brine and lithium for commercial purposes in the Waghäusel-Philippsburg concession field, provided that no municipal land is made available."