What is the name of your civic energy initiative?
Cooperation on renewable energy supply for farmers in Østfold
Where is your initiative located?
The county of Østfold in Norway
Norway
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [1.]
Economic
Economic
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [2.]
Self sufficient
Socio-Economic
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [3.]
Climatic improvement
Environmental
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [4.]
reduce footprint
Environmental
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [1.]
Previously established cooperation
Management
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [2.]
Authority facilitation
Legal framework
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [3.]
Economy
Finance
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [4.]
Knowledge
Knowledge
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [5.]
Demonstrate good alternatives
Acceptance
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [6.]
Legislation; adjustment/modernisation of regulations
Legal framework
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [7.]
Political goodwill
Legal framework
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [8.]
New technology - digital possibilities
Management
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF01}]
Supportive
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}]
Supportive
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF05}]
Supportive
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF06}]
Critical and decisive
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF07}]
Critical and decisive
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF08}]
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.]
Framework agreement established with technical specialists on installations
What energy sources are used in this model? [1.]
Solar energy
Solar
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?
profit-oriented
Has the initiative been supported in any way by public funding?
Yes
If so, what planning or implementation elements were funded? [1.]
Mapping
If so, what planning or implementation elements were funded? [2.]
Economical analysis
If so, what planning or implementation elements were funded? [3.]
Investments
Have your investment calculations been completed?
No
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 1:]
Saves energy costs
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 2:]
Saves energy fees
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 3:]
Sale of surplus energy to the DSO
How would you classify your organisational model or archetype?
Sector Association
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?
Using already established company Agrol AS (stock based company owned by farmers' union (50%) and farmers' cooperative (50%))
Who are the key stakeholders? [1.]
Farmers
Land owners
Has the ownership of your energy supply chain chain clarified?
Yes
Who owns the supply chain? [1.] / [Shareholder/Owner]
Individual farmers
Land owners
How many households are enrolled or directy involved? / [Customers]
20
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [1.]
Agrol
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [2.]
Enova
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [3.]
Eidsiva energi
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [4.]
Solcellespesialisten
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Supervisory function:]
DSO
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Management:]
Farmer
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Operation:]
Farmer
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE01}][Role]
Procurement cooperation
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE02}][Role]
Financial
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE03}][Role]
Technical installation
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE04}][Role]
Technical installation
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]
No
What role does the community play? [Political supporter]
Yes
What role do consumers play?
Support local initiatives
Has a structured risk assessment been conducted?
No
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 1]
Economical
Financial
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 2]
Legislation
Regulatory
How would you rate these identified risks for the success of the initiative? [{IdentifiedRisks_IR1}]
Low
How would you rate these identified risks for the success of the initiative? [{IdentifiedRisks_IR2}]
Low
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?
2018-04-01 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.]
Agrol covers all counties in Norway
What is the current status of the adoptation process? [{OtherCommunitiesName_OCN1}]
Adoption completed
