Yannick Overzee at 07:43, 20 September 2022

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Aleksi Salmela at 07:09, 31 August 2022

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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
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	[https://energy-cities.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Mouscron_100per100-renewables_2018_en.pdf Energy Cities' Website]		[https://energy-cities.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Mouscron_100per100-renewables_2018_en.pdf Energy Cities' Website]

	~~== Photo Credit ==~~

	~~[https://mouscron.nordeclair.be/398863/article/2019-06-08/mouscron-vers-des-energies-vertes-dans-nos-fermes The mouscronnois farmers invited to think about green energies. Photo by PN. Photo pretense]~~

	== References ==		== References ==

	[https://www.citiesoftomorrow.eu/resources/toolbox/factsheets/coopem-mouscron-s-energy-cooperative Cities of Tomorrow COOPEM - MOUSCRON’S ENERGY COOPERATIVE]		[https://www.citiesoftomorrow.eu/resources/toolbox/factsheets/coopem-mouscron-s-energy-cooperative Cities of Tomorrow COOPEM - MOUSCRON’S ENERGY COOPERATIVE]

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Aleksi Salmela at 11:21, 16 August 2022

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== Summary ==

The Cooperative Energy Mouscron (COOPEM) was founded in 2017 by 14 citizens, two entrepreneurs, ENERGIRIS (a Brussels-based cooperative) and Aralia (an investor in PV), with the support of the municipality of Mouscron. Their aim was to make photovoltaics (solar power) accessible to the largest possible number of citizens and companies in the area of Mouscron. As a cooperative, citizens can be shareholders of COOPEM. In doing so, citizens benefit financially from the energy transition but more importantly decide on the strategy and actions of the cooperative. COOPEM has joined forces with regional development organisations Ideta and IEG, as well as the Energy IT company Haulogy, to create the project ColéCo. This project aims to stimulate enthusiasm and interest around the self-consumption of renewable energy in the 23 municipalities of Wallonia.

== Goals ==

* Promote the production of renewable energy locally.

* Foster citizen organisation around the selfproduction of renewable energy.

* Make photovoltaic energy more accessible to citizens and local businesses.

* Offer a collective way to manage energy and an alternative financing model for renewable energy production.

== How it works ==

COOPEM is a cooperative funded by citizens, aiming to promote local photovoltaic energy as well as a financial alternative model for energy production for citizens and local companies. The Energy council member of Mouscron chairs COOPEM’s on behalf of the City, which demonstrates the municipality’s support for the cooperative and the city’s effort towards
mitigating CO2 emissions.

As a cooperative, COOPEM offers two types of packages: for citizens and for local businesses.

* Citizens have the possibility to purchase photovoltaic installations through a collective group purchase. Citizens benefit from a reduction on the cost of the installation and they receive advice and support throughout the process. COOPEM also takes care of the administrative aspects and the installation;

* Businesses are asked to pay a 10% fee as a contribution to the cost of the installation. Through the savings on the electricity bill they can pay back the investment (in approximately 2 to 3 years). After 10 years, the businesses become the owners of the solar panels and therefore get the full benefits from the energy savings.

The joint project ColéCo promotes the installation of solar panels on school roofs. The concept is that schools can make use of the energy during the day, while in the evenings the surrounding neighbourhood benefits from the photovoltaic energy produced. ColéCo is inspired by the new European legislation on renewable energy communities, which mentions the principle of coownership, and local production and consumption of energy. In 2018, after one year of activity, COOPEM has installed around 90 PV units and public awareness has been increased.

== Transformative potential ==

In order to replicate such projects, political support is key. COOPEM needs to establish a close collaboration with public authorities to carry out the ColéCo project, especially regarding the use of the public grid and the installation of solar panels on the school’s roofs. The initiative has a potential for replication in other cities. Other local authorities in Belgium are trying to adapt and replicate Mouscron’s model in their contexts.

== More information ==

[http://coopem.be/ COOPEM website (in French)]

[https://energy-cities.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Mouscron_100per100-renewables_2018_en.pdf Energy Cities' Website]

== Photo Credit ==

[https://mouscron.nordeclair.be/398863/article/2019-06-08/mouscron-vers-des-energies-vertes-dans-nos-fermes The mouscronnois farmers invited to think about green energies. Photo by PN. Photo pretense]

== References ==

[https://www.citiesoftomorrow.eu/resources/toolbox/factsheets/coopem-mouscron-s-energy-cooperative Cities of Tomorrow COOPEM - MOUSCRON’S ENERGY COOPERATIVE]

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