{"id":4077,"date":"2026-03-06T12:46:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/leiden\/?post_type=manifesto&#038;p=4077"},"modified":"2026-03-06T12:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:51:12","slug":"breakthrough-affordable-green-energy-from-regional-sources","status":"publish","type":"manifesto","link":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/leiden\/verkiezingsprogramma\/breakthrough-affordable-green-energy-from-regional-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Breakthrough: Affordable, green energy from regional sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--66 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--76  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--14 wrapper__width-desktop--20 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--4 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"heading   heading__size--giant heading__font--serif heading__weight--regular  block-heading__heading\" id=\"nav--strong--strong--strong-affordable--green-energy-from-regional-sources--strong---strong---strong-9832\"  data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Affordable, green energy from regional sources\" >\n\t<strong><strong><strong>Affordable, green energy from regional sources<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"block-big-hero-new\" data-video-url=\"\" style=\"--block-background-color: var(--global-colors-rosePink, --global-colors-maize);\">\n\t<div class=\"block-big-hero-new__wrapper-width\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-big-hero-new__wrapper block-big-hero-new__wrapper--left block-big-hero-new__wrapper--no-video\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/media.d66.nl\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/01\/Schone-energie-beeld-Hielco-Kuipers.jpg')\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-big-hero-new__content-wrapper block-big-hero-new__content-wrapper--no-video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-big-hero-new__heading block-big-hero-new__heading--no-video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"heading heading__align--left heading__color--black heading__size--big heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold\" id=\"nav-7308\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"\">\n\t<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"block-big-hero-new__wrapper block-big-hero-new__wrapper--right block-big-hero-new__wrapper--no-video\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-big-hero-new__sidebar-wrapper block-big-hero-new__sidebar-wrapper--no-video\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-big-hero-new__mini-card\">\n<div class=\"mini-card  mini-card__style mini-card__style--default\" data-post-id=\"0\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mini-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"mini-card__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading heading__align--left heading__color--black heading__size--larger heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold\" id=\"nav--strong--strong-affordable--green-energy-from-regional-sources--strong---strong-6054\">\n\t<strong><strong>Affordable, green energy from regional sources<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mini-card__paragraph\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default paragraph__weight--medium\">\n\t\tNo one in Leiden should be left out in the cold. The energy transition must be fair and feasible, with solutions that suit our city and region.\t<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--40  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--13 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph   paragraph__size--big   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav-7312\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"\">\n\t<\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t<strong>What D66 Leiden wants:<\/strong>\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-lists  block-lists__color--black\">\n\t\t<p class=\"paragraph  paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default\">\n\t\t\t<\/p><ul class=\"block-lists lists__lists lists__weight--medium lists__color--black lists__type--default\">\n\t<li><strong>Insulation offensive for all Leiden residents<\/strong>.<br>Leiden is building on the national insulation offensive. Tenants and owner-occupiers will receive assistance with insulation and sustainability improvements to reduce their energy bills.<\/li><li><strong>Smart and robust energy system.<\/strong><br>Grid-aware charging stations, energy hubs, battery storage, and smart neighborhood solutions free up space on the overcrowded electricity grid. Leiden proactively designates locations for energy infrastructure.<\/li><li><strong>Local energy communities<\/strong>.<br>Support for energy cooperatives and neighborhood initiatives that generate, store, and share energy together. Leiden residents benefit collectively from the proceeds.<\/li><li><strong>Regional cooperation. <\/strong><br>Leiden is working within Holland Rijnland on a robust, regional energy system so that we have sufficient reliable energy even in times of crisis.<\/li><li><strong>Leiden natural gas-free in 2050<\/strong>.<br>Existing buildings are being prepared district by district for alternatives to natural gas, taking into account the resilience and pace of residents.<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__sidebar\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1684,"featured_media":3887,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"themes-or-point-of-view":[25],"search-tags":[],"class_list":["post-4077","manifesto","type-manifesto","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","themes-or-point-of-view-point-of-view"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>D66 Leiden &#8212; Affordable, green energy from regional sources<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"No one in Leiden should be left out in the cold. 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