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Phase: Planning

Business model surveys

The COBEN project has taken a deeper look at the business models of various civic energy initiatives around Europe. Here you can get insight into our tested and proved array of Civic Energy business models and an overview of what constitutes their core.
Question
Answer
Category
What is the name of your civic energy initiative?
COBEN Holidy Home Initiative - COBEN feriehus indsats
Where is your initiative located?
Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality
Denmark
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [1.]
financial benefits for the community as a whole (Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality) as overnight capacity development – more energy efficient holiday homes, ensuring additional overnight capacity in shoulder seasons also, i.e. .
Socio-Economic
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [2.]
Greener energy – lower carbon footprint (more wind/solar energy in holiday homes)
Environmental
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [3.]
Greener Energy – more efficient energy use
Socio-Technical
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [1.]
Better understanding/knowledge of benefits at the household level
Knowledge
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [2.]
Better understanding/knowledge of benefits among the rental agencies
Knowledge
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [3.]
Strong buy-in from holiday home rental agencies, i.e. rental agencies actively using acquired knowledge and materials in their dialogue with holiday home owners
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}]
Supportive
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF03}]
Supportive
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.]
Awareness raising at the household level via rental agencies. The project has developed the skills of the rental agencies in regards to the dialog they have with home owners. The awareness raising is based on elements from home energy audits that differs at the household level. However, a popular solution in regards to the energy supply chain would be the installment of individual heat pumps. Thus making full use of existing materials, generation and distribution, i.e. the electricity grid booming with green electricity.
What energy sources are used in this model? [1.]
Wind
Wind
What energy sources are used in this model? [2.]
Sun/solar
Solar
What energy sources are used in this model? [3.]
fossil fuels
Are reliable data for energy turnover available yet? / (Refferring to the sum of all involved forms of energy turnover)
No
Is the undertaking profit-oriented or not-for profit?
not-for profit
Has the initiative been supported in any way by public funding?
Yes
If so, what planning or implementation elements were funded? [1.]
Planning and knowledge dissemination activities among rental agencies and holiday home owner alike.
Have your investment calculations been completed?
No
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 1:]
Savings on the home energy bill and potential rental fees
How would you classify your organisational model or archetype?
Other
How would you classify your organisational model or archetype? [Other]
Holiday home rental agencies
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?
Ad-Hoc
Who are the key stakeholders? [1.]
Holiday Home Rental Agencies
Business
Has the ownership of your energy supply chain chain clarified?
Yes
Who owns the supply chain? [1.] / [Shareholder/Owner]
DSO
Business
How many households are enrolled or directy involved? / [Customers]
75
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [1.]
Holiday home rental agencies
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [2.]
Local craftsmen in regards to the actual holiday home renovation
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Supervisory function:]
Municipality (COBEN project)
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Management:]
Engineering Consultants (Transition)
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Operation:]
Holiday home rental agencies
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE01}][Role]
operation and guidance to homeowners
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE02}][Role]
Installation of solutions at the household level
What role does the community play? [Permit authority]
No
What role does the community play? [Adviser]
No
What role does the community play? [Funder]
Yes
What role does the community play? [Operator]
No
What role does the community play? [Initiator]
No
What role does the community play? [Political supporter]
Yes
What role do consumers play?
supporters and ambassadors
Has a structured risk assessment been conducted?
No
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 1]
No local buy-in from rental agencies
Financial
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 2]
No Pull from home owners
Operational
How would you rate these identified risks for the success of the initiative? [{IdentifiedRisks_IR1}]
Substantial
How would you rate these identified risks for the success of the initiative? [{IdentifiedRisks_IR2}]
High
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?
2018-12-01 00:00:00
Have any other communities considered adopting your civic energy business model?
No