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In the policy brief Empowering Citizens for Energy Communities | Interreg Europe – Sharing solutions for better policy seven good practices are mentioned – all from Interreg Europe projects: 1. Oldham Community Power, Great Britain: Oldham Community Power is a community initiative whose aim is to generate electricity from renewable sources based on Council owned and community buildings. 2. Eno Energy Cooperative, North Karelia, Finland Eno Energy Cooperative is a community-based enterprise located in North Karelia, Finland. It was established in 1999 by 12 local forest owners. At that time, there was no proper market for energy wood and the cooperative created that for Eno district. The initiative was well-received as the municipality wanted to profile itself as a clean and environment-friendly place. 3. Solar Photovoltaic Communal Farm Scheme, Malta 4. Templederry Community Wind Farm, Ireland Templederry Community Wind Farm is a 2 turbine 4.6MW project generating enough electricity to power 3,500 homes annually. It took over 12 years to develop and began producing electricity in November 2012. It relied on an innovative mix of EU and national exchequer grants, tax relief and guarantees to leverage private and community financing. Community Energy England _ The Voice of the Community Energy Sector | Community Energy England _ is the umbrella organisation for community energy organisations in England. 6. SUN Nordhessen _ Local Financing and Involvement of Private Capital In 2011, six North Hessian public municipal utilities are equal partners of SUN Nordhessen. This structure enables interested municipal utilities within SUN to collaborate in commercially separate project consortia. 7. Citizen ownership and leasing of solar panels for self-consumption, France The principle is based on two elements: self-consumption and rental. Self-consumption: the electricity of solar panels is directly consumed by the buildings on which they are installed. This method of using photovoltaic electricity is particularly suitable for buildings that operate during the day: schools, administrations, companies, etc. Leasing: the company Oncimè, via a public procurement procedure, offered the city of Lorient a leasing contract. The city pays an annual rent, and in exchange, has the right to use the solar panels as it sees fit.
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