Energiegemeinschaft Göttweigblick is a regional renewable energy cooperative that lets members connected to the same substation share excess electricity at reduced network fees. By pooling surplus power, members see their net usage price drop by about 28 % (to 3.47 ¢/kWh) while other charges remain unchanged, keeping more value within the local area.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Households and businesses connected to the same substation often pay high grid usage fees for electricity that could be sourced locally from nearby renewable generators. This limits cost savings and keeps value creation outside the region.
Solution
Energiegemeinschaft Göttweigblick enables members who share a substation to exchange surplus renewable electricity with each other at a reduced network usage tariff. By aggregating locally produced solar power, the community lowers the per‑kilowatt‑hour consumption price by 28 % (3.47 ¢ / kWh versus 4.82 ¢ / kWh) while keeping all other grid fees unchanged. The saved costs stay within the region, supporting local producers and reducing load on high‑voltage transmission networks. Membership is open to owners of PV systems and to consumers without their own generation, allowing all participants to benefit from cheaper, regionally sourced clean energy.
Target Audience
Residential households, small businesses, and agricultural enterprises located within the Göttweigblick substation area that seek lower electricity costs and want to support local renewable generation.
Features
- Membership limited to customers connected to the same substation, ensuring feasible intra‑community power exchange
- Reduced network usage fee applied automatically to the portion of electricity sourced from the community’s renewable generation
- Transparent pricing model: 3.47 ¢ / kWh for community‑sourced energy, with all other grid charges unchanged
- Real‑time monitoring of collective generation capacity (over 3 MW peak across 300+ installations) via publicly accessible dashboards
- Open to both PV owners and non‑owners, enabling broader participation in local renewable energy consumption
- Cooperative legal structure (registered cooperative) that distributes any surplus value back to members