What is the name of your civic energy initiative?
Cooperative Solarpark Pottendijk
Where is your initiative located?
Pottendijk, Nieuw-Weerdinge
Netherlands
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [1.]
Financial; funding energy transition initiatives for Emmen citizens
Socio-Economic
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [2.]
Economic; keep profits of RE in the local economy
Economic
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [3.]
Political; making a combined wind energy/ solar park politically acceptable by generating local profits
Socio-Cultural
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [4.]
Social/ political; structural financing of the Locally Generated Emmen support system for civic energy initiatives in Emmen
Socio-Economic
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [1.]
Emmen spatial planning decision (20% participation required for permitting)
Legal framework
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [2.]
Cooperation agreement with land owner/ developer
Management
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [3.]
Public financing
Finance
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [4.]
Cooperative Development Team Locally Generated Emmen
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}]
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?
No
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?
7372000
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.]
project development (by Locally Generated Emmen)
If so, what planning or implementation elements were funded? [2.]
Solar-pv panels
If so, what planning or implementation elements were funded? [3.]
grid connection
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:]
5082800
How high is the initial and total investment needed to lauch and maintain the civic energy initiative? [Total investment:]
5275800
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 1:]
sale generated power
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 2:]
SDE subsidy
How would you classify your organisational model or archetype?
Community energy services company (CESCo)
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?
No
Who are the key stakeholders? [1.]
municipality of Emmen
Administrative
Who are the key stakeholders? [2.]
energy cooperatives and other civic RE initiatives in Emmen
Cooperatives
Has the ownership of your energy supply chain chain clarified?
No
How many households are enrolled or directy involved? / [Customers]
2000
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [1.]
Locally Generated Emmen (Cooperative Development Team)
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [2.]
Energiepark Pottendijk (commercial developer energy park Pottendijk)
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [3.]
Enexis (DSO)
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [4.]
City Council Emmen (financing)
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [5.]
DEO (revolving fund province of Drenthe)
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Supervisory function:]
Locally Generated Emmen
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Management:]
Locally Generated Emmen
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Operation:]
Locally Generated Emmen
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE01}][Role]
project development
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE02}][Role]
making space/ land available
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE03}][Role]
grid connection/ distribution
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE04}][Role]
financing
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE05}][Role]
financing
What role does the community play? [Permit authority]
Yes
What role does the community play? [Adviser]
Yes
What role does the community play? [Funder]
Yes
What role does the community play? [Operator]
Yes
What role does the community play? [Initiator]
Yes
What role does the community play? [Political supporter]
Yes
What role does the community play? [Other]
project development
What role do consumers play?
Participation in Locally Generated Emmen development team/ forming a board for decision making on how to invest profits in the community
Has a structured risk assessment been conducted?
Yes
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 1]
no citizen involvement
Community
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 2]
not enough profits to form a community fund
Financial
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 3]
not enough profits to pay back public loan
Financial
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}]
Negligible
How would you rate these identified risks for the success of the initiative? [{IdentifiedRisks_IR3}]
Negligible
Has legal security been achieved for the initiative?
Not yet achieved
What is the target date for the take-off of your civic energy enterprise? Or when was it launched?
2020-05-01 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 Groningen (solarpark Vierverlaten)
Which other communities are in the process of adopting your civic energy business model? [2.]
municipality Assen
Which other communities are in the process of adopting your civic energy business model? [3.]
municipality Midden-Drenthe
What is the current status of the adoptation process? [{OtherCommunitiesName_OCN1}]
Transfer consultations in process
What is the current status of the adoptation process? [{OtherCommunitiesName_OCN2}]
Contact established
What is the current status of the adoptation process? [{OtherCommunitiesName_OCN3}]
Contact established
Which additional aspects are central to your business model? [1.]
participation as a requirement for permitting solar-fields (based on polical decision making)
Which additional aspects are central to your business model? [2.]
Municipality takes responsibility for project development, contracting, financing, management and operation
Which additional aspects are central to your business model? [3.]
ownership and profits are transferred to citizen groups/ local energy initiatives
Which additional aspects are central to your business model? [4.]
profits in an energy transition fund controlled by citizen groups/ private local energy initiatives
