We help you start your hive - from idea to implementation. Neighbours, local businesses, the school, the town hall. Together we produce energy!
A group of people - neighbours, the town hall, the school, companies - who together produce the energy they use. The panels sit on the roofs of public or private buildings, or on land they own. The energy produced is shared among the members by a clear formula. The rest is sold to the supplier. The money stays with you, in the community.
Panels on the roofs of buildings that are suitable: the town hall, schools, the health centre, or the members' own homes. Or on the ground. What you share with your neighbours becomes shared production - independent, clean, local.
The energy travels through the grid, but it belongs to your community. Every member's bill goes down directly - by between 20% and 60%, depending on the case.
What you don't use is sold to the supplier. The money goes into the community's account - reinvested in expansion or shared out among the members.
From the experience of our European partners, and under the law, there are three kinds of people who take the first step. You can be any one of them - or all of them at once, if you find the right partners.
You have public buildings with good roofs - the town hall, schools, the health centre, the sports hall, a social housing block. These become the base for production. Citizens join as members of the community.
See the packages for town halls →
You live in the same neighbourhood, block of flats or village. You have a shared roof, or you can bring together at least 5 neighbours with a common interest. You set up a cooperative or an association.
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You have premises with a large roof or land available. You want a lower bill for yourself, but you also want to do good for the community around you. The focus can include your employees, your neighbours or nearby institutions - all of them members of the newly created hive!
Let's talk →Clear. Step by step. Every stage has a concrete result. You set the pace - we're right there with you.
We identify the town hall, the associations, the citizens. A minimum of 5 members for a community.
Applications to PTJ, the Modernisation Fund, LIFE. For PTJ calls in Just Transition regions, co-financing reaches up to ~98%.
Panels, batteries, smart meter. Registration in the national register kept by ANRE (Romania's energy regulator). The first energy.
The energy is shared among the members. The surplus goes to the supplier. The bill goes down - the average reductions seen in existing EU cases are 20-60%.
From idea to implementation - we set up the community, bring in the EU funding, coordinate the installation and run it month after month. Town halls join free of charge; you pay only for the specific service you choose.
From 'we'd like to do this' to a renewable energy community registered with ANRE, with the funding application already submitted.
After installation, someone has to keep the hive alive. That someone is us.
Applications to PTJ, the Modernisation Fund, LIFE. A team already at work, with an existing portfolio.
Five questions that come up in the first 30 minutes of every conversation. The full answers are on the FAQ page.
No. Community members keep their contract with their current supplier. The energy produced together shows up as a direct reduction on each member's bill - nobody has to change anything.
4-6 months for the legal set-up and registration in the ANRE register. Plus 3-6 months to secure the EU funding and carry out the installation. In total: 9-12 months for an average project.
It is sold to the supplier the community works with. The money goes into the community's account and can be reinvested in expansion or shared out among the members, as the general assembly decides.
Yes. The statutes set a notice period (typically 3-6 months) and clear conditions for leaving. No member is locked in forever - a community is voluntary by definition.
With EU funding through PTJ (in Just Transition regions), up to ~98% of the investment is covered by public money. With other funds (Modernisation Fund, LIFE), the share is lower. Citizens don't pay for the investment - they become members and benefit from a lower bill.
Spain unlocked hundreds of new communities in four years through the OTC scheme - local operators, 80% publicly funded, offering a free service to citizens and town halls. Romania can do the same. We have the framework, we have the funds; what we lack is the operators.
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