What is the name of your civic energy initiative?
- Local Energy Cooperation Zonnige Start; - Local Energy Cooperation Nieuw-Oranjepoort; - Cooperative Solarpark Pottendijk.
Where is your initiative located?
- Zonnige Start: Municipality Emmen, Klazienaveen-Noord; - Nieuw-Oranjepoort; municipality Emmen, Oranjedorp; -Pottendijk; municipality Emmen, Pottendijk
Netherlands
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [1.]
social cohesion: 300 cooperative members working on community based energy transition
Socio-Cultural
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [2.]
financial benefits: € 130.000,- yearly saved on energy bill cooperative members
Economic
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [3.]
climate benefits: 350 tonne CO2 reduction
Environmental
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [4.]
financial community benefits: € 22.500,- yearly for financing community based projects
Socio-Economic
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [5.]
system change: 300 households self sufficient in electricity
Socio-Technical
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [6.]
public acceptance for RE projects: 20% of solar fields owned by surrounding community
Socio-Cultural
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [1.]
Servicedesk Lokaal Opgewekt Emmen (Locally Generated Emmen): advice, help, guidance, training, campaign
Knowledge
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [2.]
Development Team Lokaal Opgewekt Emmen: support at developing solar fields: advice and help on financial, fiscal, technical, legal issues
Management
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [3.]
Cooperatively owned Energy Company with a mission to buy and sell renewable power regionally
Management
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [4.]
Spatial policy on solarfields adopted by city counsil
Legal framework
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [5.]
Developing participation models/ cooperative business models
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
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF04}]
Critical and decisive
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF05}]
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.]
Cooperatively owned solar-pv fields
Cooperatives
What are the key technical elements of the energy supply chain? [2.]
power generation by (cooperatively owned) large scale solar pv installations
Solar
What are the key technical elements of the energy supply chain? [3.]
local distribution of power (administrative) between cooperative members
What are the key technical elements of the energy supply chain? [4.]
short supply chain by organising generation, distribution and consumption in the same zip code area between cooperative members (in that case no energy tax)
Technical
What energy sources are used in this model? [1.]
Zonnige start: solar-pv (954 solar panels)
Solar
What energy sources are used in this model? [2.]
Nieuw-Oranjepoort: solar-pv (1455 solar panels)
Solar
What energy sources are used in this model? [3.]
Cooperative Solarfield Pottendijk: solar-pv (27.714 solar panels)
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?
447000
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.]
business model development (COBEN)
If so, what planning or implementation elements were funded? [2.]
business case development (COBEN)
If so, what planning or implementation elements were funded? [3.]
member recruitment support (COBEN)
If so, what planning or implementation elements were funded? [4.]
contracting, permitting and fiscal support (COBEN)
If so, what planning or implementation elements were funded? [5.]
financing (municipality of Emmen)
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:]
54000
How high is the initial and total investment needed to lauch and maintain the civic energy initiative? [Total investment:]
359000
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 1:]
cooperative membership fees
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 2:]
consumer energy fees
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 3:]
kickback fee energy (delivery) company
How would you classify your organisational model or archetype?
Energy cooperative
Cooperatives
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 Cooperatie (Local Energy Cooperation)
Who are the key stakeholders? [1.]
Municipality of Emmen
Administrative
Who are the key stakeholders? [2.]
Province Drenthe
Administrative
Who are the key stakeholders? [3.]
BronnenVanOns (coöperative energy company)
Cooperatives
Who are the key stakeholders? [4.]
Natuur en Milieufederatie Drenthe (NGO)
other
Who are the key stakeholders? [5.]
Energiewerkplaats (platform civic energy initiatieves)
other
Who are the key stakeholders? [6.]
Belastingdienst (tax authority)
Administrative
Has the ownership of your energy supply chain chain clarified?
Yes
Who owns the supply chain? [1.] / [Shareholder/Owner]
Cooperative of members (households/ citizens)
Administrative
How many households are enrolled or directy involved? / [Customers]
350
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [1.]
Landgoed Scholtenzathe (owner roof Zonnige Start)
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [2.]
Groenleven (developer solarfield Oranjepoort)
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [3.]
Energiepark Pottendijk (developer solar- and windpark Pottendijk)
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [4.]
Enexis (DSO)
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [5.]
BronnenVanOns (coöperatieve energy (delivery) company
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:]
coöperative members
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE01}][Role]
providing metering and grid connection
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE02}][Role]
providing maintenance, insurance contracts, grid connection
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE03}][Role]
providing joint procurement, contracts and grid connection
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE04}][Role]
power connection and distribution
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE05}][Role]
buying and delivering power
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]
Yes
What role does the community play? [Other]
providing legal conditions
What role do consumers play?
consumers own, develop, manage and operate the solar-pv installation as members in a cooperative
Has a structured risk assessment been conducted?
No
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 1]
not enough coopertive members in the zip code area to bear the financing of the solar field
Financial
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 2]
policy change; cancellation of the zip code tax reduction regulation
Regulatory
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 3]
not enough capable board members in the cooperative to manage and operate the solar field
Operational
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}]
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?
2018-12-01 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 Midden-Drenthe
Which other communities are in the process of adopting your civic energy business model? [2.]
Municipality Delfzijl
Which other communities are in the process of adopting your civic energy business model? [3.]
Municipality Oldambt
What is the current status of the adoptation process? [{OtherCommunitiesName_OCN1}]
Contact established
What is the current status of the adoptation process? [{OtherCommunitiesName_OCN2}]
Transfer consultations in process
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.]
empowering communities by providing support on all aspects of business and project development
Which additional aspects are central to your business model? [2.]
empowering communities by demanding a share of RE projects for civic development (through spatial planning/ permitting)
Which additional aspects are central to your business model? [3.]
gradually building up community ownership through revolving municipality financing
Which additional aspects are central to your business model? [4.]
local and cooperative organised value chain (generation, distribution and delivery)
