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Report on the state of play regarding solar PV energy communities and crowdfunding initiatives in North Macedonia
Report on the state of play regarding solar PV energy communities and crowdfunding initiatives in Greece
Report on the state of play regarding solar PV energy communities and crowdfunding initiatives in Croatia
Report on the state of play regarding solar PV energy communities and crowdfunding initiatives in Bulgaria
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Report on the selected best practices in energy communities and crowdfunding initiatives in the SEE BEST PRACTICES IN SOLAR PV ENERGY COMMUNITIES BEST PRACTICES IN CROWDFUNDING FOR THE SOLAR PV PROJECTS
Koinergia
Name of energy community
Koinergia
Date of establishment
Koinergia was established in June 2021 with the support of the EUCENA project, receiving funding by EUKI.
Number of members
Koinergia consists of 60 members, with the target to increase its members to 160. Each time a new RES project is licenced, the Energy Community launches an open call for new members.
Structure
54 natural persons and 6 companies (60 members in total).
Legal entity
The EC was established under Law 4513/2018 and is defined therein as an urban cooperative.
Location
Koinergia is located in the city of Ioannina and operates in the wider region of Epirus.
Energy generator
Koinergia has invested in two photovoltaic (PV) systems, each with a nominal capacity of 100 kWp. The first one is installed on the ground, and the other is on the rooftop of an industrial building rented by the EC. The owner of this industry is a member of the EC and participates in the net-metering scheme receiving a share of the energy produced by this PV system.
Capacity of energy system
Koinergia includes two PV systems, each with a nominal capacity of 100 kWp.
Energy-related activity
The main activity of Koinergia is the implementation of virtual net-metering. However, the future plans of the EC include the installation of flexible assets such as heat pumps and electric vehicles to participate in demand response schemes and flexibility services.
Brief description
Koinergia was established at June 2021 in Ioannina city (Epirus). It consists of 60 members and is open to new members, which are introduced when there is a new RES project to be supported financially. The new members are introduced when the new RES license is issued, adopting an open call procedure. Currently, it has implemented two PV systems each with a nominal capacity of 100 kWp. The collective self-consumption is selected as a compensation scheme among the members of the Energy Community.
Website: https://www.commonen.gr/en/
Website: https://www.commonen.gr/en/
Impact
- Promote energy democracy and the social and solidarity economy in the energy sector,
- Contribute to de-escalating the continuously increasing energy production and use of raw materials, while simultaneously upgrading social and environmental well-being,
- Tackle energy poverty,
- Make sustainable use of local energy resources to meet the needs of societies of Epirus,
- Enable the active participation of citizens in Energy Comminities,
- Successfully implementation of virtual net-metering, thus reducing the electricity cost of the members.
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Ground PV (99.83kW) located at Koutselio, Ioannina
Rooftop PV (99.90kWp) located at Bafra, Ioannina
