Energy Cooperatives - opportunities for a sustainable development Dr. Andreas Wieg DGRV – German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation.

Energy Cooperatives - opportunities for a

sustainable development

Dr. Andreas WiegDGRV – German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation

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Federal State Thuringia (Thüringen)

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DGRV – German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation

National lobby organisation

Cooperative group in Germany

8,100 cooperatives

21.3 million members

(incl. Housing Cooperatives)

150 years business tradition

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Foundations of energy cooperatives

The trend of founding cooperatives in the energy sector accelerated since 2008.

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The number of energy cooperatives has quadrupled during the last years.

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Renewable Energy Cooperatives

Friedrich Wilhelm RaiffeisenStarkenburg

Jühnde

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Thank [email protected]

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Reasons for the foundation of energy cooperatives

0 = no motivation

3 = very high motivation

It is mainly the wish to promote renewable energies and the regional value creation that motivates people to found energy cooperatives.

Which were the motives for the foundation of the cooperative?

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