Shared energy, Solar Sharing reaches Lacce – PianetaCellulare.it

Written by Simone Ziggiotto, the 04/11/15

A few weeks ago in Italy debuted the energy network with Solar Share , the first national system for sharing remote solar energy. The USA mica are waiting, and started a new project ‘ shared energy ‘.

Massachusetts , who has a suitable roof, can become part of the “ Solar Sharing Network ” installing free panels and sharing power with the community; those who do not have the opportunity, because the roofs are shaded or maybe live in apartments, they can buy it as they please.

In the US the social sharing has been launched by the company Yeloha, which has created a market peer to peer which are the citizens ‘housing the panels’, installed for free, and ‘citizens associated’, which instead can buy energy “with a significant reduction in the cost of electricity bills for all,” said the company. “Our mission is to create and accelerate the sharing economy and solar energy,” said Amit Rosner, CEO and co-founder of Yeloha.

The energy network in Italy is called Solar Share , the first national system for sharing remote solar energy.

Solar Share is a service that you can already activate and overcomes all limits geographical advantage throughout the l ‘ The energy produced by the Masseria del Sole, according to Lecce. The initiative was developed by LifeGate, in collaboration with ForGreen, and involves 121 Italian families.

Join Solar Share and participate in the Cooperative brings an advantage in terms of energy: that the plant will produce each day that the Cooperative will provide energy directly to the user’s home, even if the photovoltaic system is in Lecce and the house to feed is located in Milan. Furthermore, explains LifeGate, the Cooperative is an investment for your family and for your home that has a very important economic and financial performance, and which will also enhance their savings.

Investing in renewables, produce energy for your home, have a solar power plant regardless of the condominium in which you reside, and with benefits for the environment and wallets. These are the reasons that led families to adhere to Share Solar, which so far has “sent” solar energy in 13 Italian regions: Veneto and Lombardy those with the largest number of participants, respectively, 53 and 42, followed by 8 Piedmont, Emilia Romagna 4 , 3 Liguria, Trentino Alto Adige 2, 2 Umbria, Tuscany 2, Puglia 2, Lazio 1, 1 Sardinia, Friuli Venezia Giulia 1 Abruzzo 1.

Everyone can participate in the cooperative existing Green Energy WeForGreen purchasing the number of shares useful to cover the electricity needs of the home. To become a member all you need is an electrical energy meter. The last phase involves the purchase by the Cooperative, the photovoltaic system Masseria del Sole already in operation in Salento able to meet the demands of members.

Become a member of the cooperative offers advantages including access to clean, renewable energy produced by the photovoltaic Masseria del Sole already operating near Lecce able to produce clean energy for over 150 families; are also planned annual interest on investments and buying a number of shares equal to the number of kilowatts (kW) of its counter you can enjoy an interest on investment of 7% return of part of the capital for energy not consumed in a year. In the event that it consumed less energy than expected based on the number of shares purchased, an adjustment will be recognized at the end of each calendar year.

In Europe energy cooperation is not new: in Belgium, the Cooperative Ecopower has over 45,000 members, 26 MW of installed systems and 95 million kilowatt hours per year of green energy produced. In Germany, more than 80,000 families participating in cooperatives for the self-production of renewable energy. In Italy, there are several solar cooperatives and an important example is the Cooperative Energyland of Verona, where about 100 families produce their own energy with a photovoltaic collective.