CLEAN ENERGY CO-OPS IN EUROPE

CLEAN ENERGY CO-OPS IN EUROPE

Postby Oscar » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:25 am

CO-OPS IN EUROPE

[ http://peaceenergy.ca/wp-content/upload ... r-2015.pdf ]

Below is an excerpt from the Peace Energy newsletter from July 2015

CO-OPS IN EUROPE

Germany provides a good case study on how co-operatives can provide a rapid rise in the growth of distributed clean energy. Today, roughly half of Germany'’s renewable energy facilities are in the hands of farmers, citizen groups, and almost nine hundred co-operatives.

Like the clean energy they produce, the profits from these co-ops are distributed to local owner/members and their communities. There are now 1.4 million solar power installations and 25,000 wind turbines owned locally in Germany, creating over 400,000 jobs.

Like Germany, so Denmark. By providing a level playing field for small renewable producers and a long-term national energy plan focused on clean energy, Denmark now provides 40 percent (aiming for 100 percent) of its electricity from renewables (mostly wind), 85 percent owned by small players like farmers and co-operatives.
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