What is the name of your civic energy initiative?
Local Energy Cooperative 'Nieuw-Oranjepoort'
Where is your initiative located?
villages Oranjedorp and Nieuw-Dordrecht
Netherlands
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [1.]
financial; lower energy bills for cooperative members
Economic
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [2.]
political; tangible benefits for the local economy with large scale RE development
Socio-Economic
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [3.]
political; putting undeveloped industrial lots to good use
Socio-Economic
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [4.]
economical; boosting economic dynamism is an area with a declining local economy
Socio-Economic
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [5.]
social; boosting social cohesion in an area under demographic decline/ connecting villages
Socio-Cultural
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [6.]
ecological; help the community in their aim to be energy self sufficient
Socio-Technical
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [1.]
Municipality decision on 20% participation as requirement for permitting solar fields
Legal framework
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [2.]
Servicepoint Locally Generated Emmen
Knowledge
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [3.]
Cooperative Development Team Locally Generated Emmen
Management
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [4.]
tendering demands for use of municipality owned ground
Legal framework
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}]
Supportive
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.]
contracting land use
What are the key technical elements of the energy supply chain? [2.]
contracting transfer of solar panels to the community
What are the key technical elements of the energy supply chain? [3.]
contracting use of trafo capacity
What are the key technical elements of the energy supply chain? [4.]
contracting grid connection
What are the key technical elements of the energy supply chain? [5.]
contracting energy supplier
What energy sources are used in this model? [1.]
solar pv
Solar
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?
427000
Is the undertaking profit-oriented or not-for profit?
profit-oriented
Has the initiative been supported in any way by public funding?
No
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:]
17000
How high is the initial and total investment needed to lauch and maintain the civic energy initiative? [Total investment:]
17000
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 1:]
selling electricity
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 2:]
kickback fee from energy supplier
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 3:]
membership fees
How would you classify your organisational model or archetype?
Energy cooperative
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?
Local Energy Cooperative
Who are the key stakeholders? [1.]
municipality of Emmen
Administrative
Who are the key stakeholders? [2.]
EOP's Oranjedorp and Nieuw-Dordrecht (village counsils)
Administrative
Who are the key stakeholders? [3.]
cooperative members
Cooperatives
Who are the key stakeholders? [4.]
Enexis (DSO)
Business
Who are the key stakeholders? [5.]
Groenleven (commercial developer)
Business
Who are the key stakeholders? [6.]
VPB (union of SME's in Emmen)
other
Has the ownership of your energy supply chain chain clarified?
Yes
Who owns the supply chain? [1.] / [Shareholder/Owner]
Cooperative members
Cooperatives
Who owns the supply chain? [2.] / [Shareholder/Owner]
Enexis (distribution)
Who owns the supply chain? [3.] / [Shareholder/Owner]
Greenchoice (energy supplier)
How many households are enrolled or directy involved? / [Customers]
267
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [1.]
Groenleven (commercial solar field developer)
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [2.]
Enexis (DSO)
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [3.]
Greenchoice (energy supplier)
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [4.]
national Tax Authority (energy tax reduction application)
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [5.]
Servicepoint Locally Generated Emmen (building up the cooperative)
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [6.]
Cooperative development team Locally Generated Emmen (al legal and contracting issues)
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Supervisory function:]
board of the cooperative
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Management:]
board of the cooperative
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Operation:]
board of the cooperative
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE01}][Role]
supplier solar installation (as a gift)
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE02}][Role]
grid connection, distribution
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE03}][Role]
energy supplier, metering, billing
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE04}][Role]
approval energy tax reduction for cooperatives
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE05}][Role]
Cooperative + management installation
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE06}][Role]
adviser, contracting
What role does the community play? [Permit authority]
Yes
What role does the community play? [Adviser]
Yes
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?
Consumers are cooperative members and co-owners of the installation
Has a structured risk assessment been conducted?
Yes
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 1]
lack of volunteers in the community to create a board
Community
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 2]
lack of management capacity in the cooperative
Operational
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 3]
to much potential cooperative members for a relatively small project
Operational
How would you rate these identified risks for the success of the initiative? [{IdentifiedRisks_IR1}]
Negligible
How would you rate these identified risks for the success of the initiative? [{IdentifiedRisks_IR2}]
Substantial
How would you rate these identified risks for the success of the initiative? [{IdentifiedRisks_IR3}]
Substantial
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?
2019-04-01 00:00:00
Have any other communities considered adopting your civic energy business model?
Yes
Which other communities are in the process of adopting your civic energy business model? [1.]
municipality Delfzijl (Solarpark Geefsweer)
Which other communities are in the process of adopting your civic energy business model? [2.]
municipality Groningen (Solarpark Fledderbosch)
Which other communities are in the process of adopting your civic energy business model? [3.]
national Climate Agreement
What is the current status of the adoptation process? [{OtherCommunitiesName_OCN1}]
Adoption completed
What is the current status of the adoptation process? [{OtherCommunitiesName_OCN2}]
Adoption completed
What is the current status of the adoptation process? [{OtherCommunitiesName_OCN3}]
Transfer consultations in process
Which additional aspects are central to your business model? [1.]
tendering municipality owned land under conditions that surrounding community can participate (for free)
Which additional aspects are central to your business model? [2.]
transfer of ownership from a commercial developer to a cooperative
Which additional aspects are central to your business model? [3.]
cooperative decision making (how to invest profits in the community)
Which additional aspects are central to your business model? [4.]
individual financial benefits dependent on tax reduction regulation for cooperative members
