What is the name of your civic energy initiative?
Public Services Georgsmarienhütte / Stadtwerke Georgsmarienhütte GmbH
Where is your initiative located?
Georgsmarienhütte, Landkreis Osnabrück, Germany
Germany
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [1.]
Supply of municipal areas of Georgsmarienhütte with surplus heat
Socio-Technical
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [2.]
Usage of existing surplus heat potentials of the steelmill of Georgsmarienhütte GmbH
Technical
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [3.]
Strengthening and extension of the existing district heating network
Technical
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [4.]
Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
Environmental
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [1.]
technical feasibility
Knowledge
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [2.]
economical feasibility
Finance
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [3.]
good partnership between public services Georgsmarienhütte and steemill Georgsmarienhütte GmbH
Management
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [4.]
patience and will to overcome upcoming problems
Management
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF01}]
Critical and decisive
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF02}]
Critical and decisive
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF03}]
Critical and decisive
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF04}]
Critical and decisive
Has the technical process planning been completed? / Has the planning of all tehnical aspects of the civic energy process been completed?
Yes
What are the key technical elements of the energy supply chain? [1.]
existence of surplus heat based on manufacturing process of the steelmill
What are the key technical elements of the energy supply chain? [2.]
usage of the district heating network and its extension
What are the key technical elements of the energy supply chain? [3.]
construction of redundance system for peak load necessities
What energy sources are used in this model? [1.]
surplus of the steelmill manufacturing process
Heat
What energy sources are used in this model? [2.]
natural gas for peak load necessities
Are reliable data for energy turnover available yet? / (Refferring to the sum of all involved forms of energy turnover)
Yes
How would you estimate the annual energy turnover of your initiative?
23520000
Is the undertaking profit-oriented or not-for profit?
profit-oriented
Has the initiative been supported in any way by public funding?
Yes
If so, what planning or implementation elements were funded? [1.]
feasibility study
Have your investment calculations been completed?
Yes
How high is the initial and total investment needed to lauch and maintain the civic energy initiative? [Iinitial investment:]
5956489
How high is the initial and total investment needed to lauch and maintain the civic energy initiative? [Total investment:]
5956489
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 1:]
consumer energy fees
How would you classify your organisational model or archetype?
Municipal energy service company (ESCo)
Has the legal form of your initiative been finalized? / Has the legal form (e.g. limited company or non-profit association) of your initiative/orgaisational model been finalized?
Yes
Which legal form has been selected for the initiative?
GmbH
Who are the key stakeholders? [1.]
public servicese Georgsmarienhütte
Administrative
Who are the key stakeholders? [2.]
steelmill Georgsmarienhütte GmbH
Business
Who are the key stakeholders? [3.]
municipality of Georgsmarienhütte
Administrative
Has the ownership of your energy supply chain chain clarified?
Yes
Who owns the supply chain? [1.] / [Shareholder/Owner]
public servicese Georgsmarienhütte
Administrative
How many households are enrolled or directy involved? / [Customers]
356
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [1.]
public servicese Georgsmarienhütte
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [2.]
steelmill Georgsmarienhütte GmbH
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Supervisory function:]
mayor of Georgsmarienhütte
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Management:]
public servicese Georgsmarienhütte
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Operation:]
public servicese Georgsmarienhütte
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE01}][Role]
grid installation, grid connection, metering, billing, energy distribution
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE02}][Role]
energy generation
What role does the community play? [Permit authority]
No
What role does the community play? [Adviser]
No
What role does the community play? [Funder]
No
What role does the community play? [Operator]
No
What role does the community play? [Initiator]
Yes
What role does the community play? [Political supporter]
Yes
What role do consumers play?
no role - whether as prosumers nor as stakeholders / members
Has a structured risk assessment been conducted?
Yes
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 1]
not known
How would you rate these identified risks for the success of the initiative? [{IdentifiedRisks_IR1}]
Not known
Has legal security been achieved for the initiative?
Achieved
What is the target date for the take-off of your civic energy enterprise? Or when was it launched?
2018-11-01 00:00:00
Have any other communities considered adopting your civic energy business model?
No
Which additional aspects are central to your business model? [1.]
very specific situation heat being generated in the steelmill
Which additional aspects are central to your business model? [2.]
very specific situation that an existing district heating network could be used and extended