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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?
wind landscape - windlandschap
Where is your initiative located?
municipalities Eeklo, Maldegem, Kaprijke
Belgium
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [1.]
realisation of municipal and county CO2 reduction goals as determined by covenant of mayor
Environmental
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [2.]
possibility for citizens in environment to become shareholder
Socio-Economic
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [3.]
realisation of a fund to realise projects in the environment of the wind turbines
Socio-Economic
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [4.]
support base for wind turbines in landscape
Socio-Cultural
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [1.]
a spatial implementation plan
Legal framework
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [2.]
a fund manager
Management
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [3.]
public interest to develop projects to using budget from the fund
Acceptance
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
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.]
suited spatials conditions
What are the key technical elements of the energy supply chain? [2.]
availability of the grid
What energy sources are used in this model? [1.]
wind
Wind
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?
100700000
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.]
spatial planning
If so, what planning or implementation elements were funded? [2.]
legal advice to create fund
Have your investment calculations been completed?
No
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 1:]
surplus energy trading
How would you classify your organisational model or archetype?
B2C energy supply contracts
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?
spatial implementation plan, private development, fund under fund manager 'fund king Baudouin Foundation', citizen energy cooperative
Who are the key stakeholders? [1.]
provincie Oost-Vlaanderen
Administrative
Who are the key stakeholders? [2.]
municipalities Eeklo, Kaprijke, Maldegem
Administrative
Who are the key stakeholders? [3.]
land owners, farmers
Land owners
Who are the key stakeholders? [4.]
adjacent citizens and companies
other
Who are the key stakeholders? [5.]
nature conservation groups
Community
Has the ownership of your energy supply chain chain clarified?
Yes
Who owns the supply chain? [1.] / [Shareholder/Owner]
Elicio, Engie, Luminus
Who owns which part of the supply chain? [1.][Part of the supply chain]
production of energy and customer delivery
Who owns the supply chain? [2.] / [Shareholder/Owner]
Ecopower
Cooperatives
Who owns which part of the supply chain? [2.][Part of the supply chain]
production of energy and customer delivery
Who owns the supply chain? [3.] / [Shareholder/Owner]
Elia and Fluvius
Who owns which part of the supply chain? [3.][Part of the supply chain]
distribution grid
Who owns the supply chain? [4.] / [Shareholder/Owner]
land owners
Land owners
Who owns which part of the supply chain? [4.][Part of the supply chain]
owners of land where wind turbine is developed
How many households are enrolled or directy involved? / [Customers]
28500
How many households are enrolled or directy involved? [Co-owners]
25720
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [1.]
provincie Oost-Vlaanderen
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [2.]
Elicio, Engie, Luminus
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [3.]
Ecopower
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [4.]
Elia, Fluvius
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [5.]
King Baudouin Foundation
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Supervisory function:]
provincie Oost-Vlaanderen
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Management:]
Elicio, Ecopower, Engie, Luminus
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Operation:]
Elicio, Ecopower, Engie, Luminus
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE01}][Role]
control on community benefits
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE02}][Role]
energy generation, grid connection, consumer delivery, billing
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE03}][Role]
energy generation, grid connection, consumer delivery, billing
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE04}][Role]
TsO,DSO, grid installation
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE05}][Role]
fund management
What role does the community play? [Permit authority]
Yes
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]
Yes
What role does the community play? [Political supporter]
Yes
What role do consumers play?
development of projects to realise community benefits and using the budget of the environmental fund
Has a structured risk assessment been conducted?
No
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 1]
willingness of wind turbines owners to finance environemtal fund
Community
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 2]
willingness of wind turbines owners to accept citizen shareholders
Community
How would you rate these identified risks for the success of the initiative? [{IdentifiedRisks_IR1}]
High
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?
2021-07-01 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.]
Energielandschap Denderland: Aalst, Affligem, Denderleeuw, Haaltert, Liedekerke, Lierde, Roosdaal, Ninove, Geraardsbergen
What is the current status of the adoptation process? [{OtherCommunitiesName_OCN1}]
Transfer consultations in process
Which additional aspects are central to your business model? [1.]
no