What is the name of your civic energy initiative?
Cooperative Solar Park Emmer Compascuum
Where is your initiative located?
Emmer Compascuum
Netherlands
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [1.]
financial benefits for the community
Economic
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [2.]
social: activate the community
Socio-Cultural
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [1.]
Municipality spatial planning policy (20% local ownership in solar park initiatives is demanded)
Legal framework
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [2.]
neighbouring households organised in a cooperative
Management
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [3.]
access to expertise (technical, financial, legal)
Knowledge
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [4.]
access to financing funds
Finance
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}]
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.]
power generation
What are the key technical elements of the energy supply chain? [2.]
power distribution
What energy sources are used in this model? [1.]
solar pv (on land)
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?
940000
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:]
828000
How high is the initial and total investment needed to lauch and maintain the civic energy initiative? [Total investment:]
828000
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 1:]
energy trading
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 2:]
subsidies
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?
lokale energie coöperatie (cooperative)
Who are the key stakeholders? [1.]
Municipality of Emmen
Administrative
Who are the key stakeholders? [2.]
mr. Mensen (landowner and project developer)
Land owners
Who are the key stakeholders? [3.]
RVO (national subsidy authority)
Administrative
Who are the key stakeholders? [4.]
DSO
Business
Who are the key stakeholders? [5.]
cooperative members
Cooperatives
Has the ownership of your energy supply chain chain clarified?
Yes
Who owns the supply chain? [1.] / [Shareholder/Owner]
cooperative
Cooperatives
Who owns which part of the supply chain? [1.][Part of the supply chain]
energy generation
Who owns the supply chain? [2.] / [Shareholder/Owner]
Mensen
Land owners
Who owns which part of the supply chain? [2.][Part of the supply chain]
landowner
How many households are enrolled or directy involved? / [Customers]
83
How many households are enrolled or directy involved? [Co-owners]
83
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [1.]
DSO
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [2.]
Mensen
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Supervisory function:]
Lokaal Opgewekt Emmen (Coben team)
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Management:]
Lokaal Opgewekt Emmen (Coben team)
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Operation:]
cooperative
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE01}][Role]
grid connection
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE02}][Role]
land owner/ co-developer
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]
No
What role does the community play? [Initiator]
Yes
What role does the community play? [Political supporter]
No
What role do consumers play?
members of the cooperativeoperators of the solar park
Has a structured risk assessment been conducted?
No
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 1]
no enthusiasm in the community/ no active members for the cooperative
Community
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 2]
legal action against the municipality by the project developer
Regulatory
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 3]
no grid capacity to connect the initiative
Technology
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}]
Low
How would you rate these identified risks for the success of the initiative? [{IdentifiedRisks_IR3}]
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?
2022-09-01 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 of Coevorden
Which other communities are in the process of adopting your civic energy business model? [2.]
municipality of Hoogeveen
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}]
Transfer consultations in process
