e-community

Initiative phase: Early beginnings

The platform for sharing renewable energy

e-community

The e-community project is set in the context of a vision of tomorrow's energy world. The replacement of fossil fuels by renewable energies will cause a revolution in the economic structures of today's energy system. Generation will depend less and less on large generation plants and the associated infrastructure, but conversely on a multitude of small, decentralised power plants that are close to the consumer. These decentralised power plants will be owned by many small individual investors and the energy supply will be 'democratised'. This new world will and must be a networked world. Intelligence will replace relays and the electricity supplier of the future will be a service provider rather than a supplier.

In order to concretely advance the energy transition in Luxembourg, the initiators of this project are founding a platform that aims to utilise the electricity generated at the national level as locally as possible. This is a separate legal structure in the form of a cooperative dedicated to managing electricity trading. Initiators hope to make an important contribution to the energy transition in Luxembourg.
For the initiators, the platform is also intended to show that a different way of thinking is also needed in the organisation of elementary economic sectors. For this reason, the platform will strive for the status of an SIS and will be guided by the principles of the common good economy. This means that it will not be about the profit motive of the shareholders, but that the economic activity of the platform should serve the common good. This is also directly in line with the establishment of a decentralised, sustainable energy supply in the hands of citizens.

This IT platform offers the possibility

  • to exchange and share the electricity produced: the surplus of one customer can be consumed by another customer with a shortfall.
  • maximise the use of local production and thus reduce dependence on energy imports
  • better control of energy prices thanks to a significant reduction in the impact of volatility on international energy exchanges
  • a simple implementation of the legal framework to create an energy community for everyone.

Institution type/carrier

Non-profit organisation

Institution-Name

e-community s.c.

How is your initiative financed?

Das Startkapitel stammt aus den Anteilen der Kooperateure, die Plattform wird danach durch die wirtschaftliche Tätigkeit des Austauschs finanziert.

Are there any additional partners or funders connected to your initiative?

Energipark Réiden s.a., Greenpeace Luxembourg, Eurosolar Lëtzebuerg a.s.b.l., Mouvement Ecologique a.s.b.l., Gringgo s.c., Enercoop Syrdall, Biogasvereenegung A.s.b.l., Energy Revolt s.c.

Participation opportunities

E-community sucht Bürger die ihre Überproduktion an erneurbarem Strom unter irgendeiner Form teilen wollen.

What’s needed

Engaged citizen

Objectives

The implementation of the energy communities

  • Increase self-sufficiency based on local renewable energy sources
  • To reduce dependence on the impact of the international market
  • To create a decentralised local energy market for the common good

Impact

Die zu erreichenden Wirkung ist die:

  • Selbstversorgung auf der Grundlage lokaler erneuerbarer Energien zu erhöhen
  • Verringerung der Abhängigkeit von den Auswirkungen des internationalen Marktes
  • Schaffung eines dezentralisierten lokalen Energiemarktes im Sinne des Gemeinwohls

Target audience

One platform for all: private, professional, public

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Affordable and Clean Energy Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Climate Action

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

PDAT 1 : Prepare Resilience of Territory PDAT 2 : Ensure territorial, social and economic cohesion

Sustainability Targets

  • Affordable and Clean Energy
  • Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • Climate Action

PDATs

  • PDAT 1: Prepare Resilience of Territory
  • PDAT 2: Ensure territorial, social and economic cohesion
More on PDATs

Name of Organization

Address & geo, Contact person

  • e-community s.c.
  • 6 Jos Seyler Strooss
  • L-8552 Beckerich
  • Paul Kauten
  • info@e-community.lu
  • +352 20 60 17 61
This page was translated automatically with DEEPL.
The initiative information was originally written in German
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