What are citizen energy communities?
Citizens' energy communities enable citizens to generate, store, consume and sell electrical energy.
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BEG Overview
Number of participants:
at least 2
Types of participants:
All natural and legal persons
Type of energy
Focus on electricity as an energy source
Legal form required?
Yes!
Types of legal form
Association, co-operative, limited liability company...
Financial matters
Network fees & charges in full
Geographic boundaries
unlimited - all of Austria can participate!
How the BEG works
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Supraregional
Citizens' energy communities can cover several concession areas. This means that members can be supplied by different network operators. This makes the energy community flexible and comprehensive.
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Diverse
Both individuals and legal entities can be members of a BEG. In contrast to an EEG, electricity companies and large companies can also participate, as long as they do not have a controlling majority in the community.
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Power-centric
Citizens' energy communities are only allowed to generate, store, consume and sell electrical energy.
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Transparent
As all grid levels are in use and the energy can be shared across Austria, the grid fees will be in full use.
The benefits
You get fair and stable prices
In the BEG, prices are set jointly. Fair and stable prices for producers and consumers are the aim and the aspiration.
Energy transition
BEGs will help to reduce the dependency on fossil fuels and to make faster progress in the energy system transformation.
Larger capacities
There are no local or regional restrictions in the BEG. This makes it easy to integrate large power plants.
Awareness & Participation
A BEG can raise awareness of energy efficiency and sustainability and encourage participation in a decentralised electricity market.
Know where your electricity comes from!
If you want to know where your electricity is coming from, then a BEG is the right solution for you.
Your way to the BEG
Convinced of the many benefits? Then the only question is whether you want to join an existing BEG or start one yourself. No matter what you decide, our intuitive platform will guide you step-by-step on your way to becoming an Energy Community. Automated processes, pre-filled forms and lots of explanations and information make it as easy as possible. Here is a quick overview of what you need to do to join and get set up.
Participation
We will help you find the right BEG for you and guide you step by step on your way to the BEG with our platform.
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Request participation
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Become a member of the association/cooperative
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Activate metering point
Foundation
We support you step by step with our intuitive checklist & our advice on setting up your BEG.
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Initial considerations about possible participants, production facilities, organization, etc.
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Establish a form of organization (association, cooperative, etc.) & register as a market partner*.
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Conclude contracts** & activate market communication
*When registering as a market partner via ebUtilities, the BEG also receives a community ID in addition to the market partner ID.
**If a BEG extends across the concession areas of several grid operators, a separate contract is required with each grid operator to operate the energy pool.
Our BEGs
Are you interested or do you have any questions?
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