Photovoltaics in the municipality VG Arzfeld Photovoltaics VG Arzfeld Map Arzfeld Germany Map Photovoltaics VG Arzfeld • VG Arzfeld • VG Arzfeld • Federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate • Three-country border: Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany • 10,399 inhabitants, area of 265 km2 • Comprises 43 villages in total • Between 23 and 1467 inhabitants Photovoltaics VG Arzfeld • Founding of a common public-law institution on 14 June 2011 • Public-law institution • = is a fusion of municipalities in order to fulfil an economic purpose in the public interest Photovoltaics VG Arzfeld • Members in the founding phase • Municipality of Arzfeld • Arzfeld municipal utility • 15 member communities Photovoltaics VG Arzfeld • Advantages of a public-law institution • Fast establishment, no expensive concepts or appraisals (municipal GmbH or AG corporation) • Short decision-making processes • Pooling / joint implementation of economic goals • Municipalities able to perform business activities outside their budgets • Only obligation to disclose information is with the municipal supervisory body. Photovoltaics VG Arzfeld • Example: Village community house Kesfeld 14.1 kWp Photovoltaics VG Arzfeld • Example: Waxweiler fire station 33.82 kWp Photovoltaics VG Arzfeld • Arzfeld ground-mounted installation approx. 1.5 MW Photovoltaics VG Arzfeld • Roof-top systems • Until now a total of 22 plants with an installed capacity of 410 kWp have been built with an investment sum of around €865,000.00 . • Arzfeld ground-mounted installation • Approx. 1.5 MW across 4 hectares and investment costs amounting to around €3.1 million • Electricity balance for VG Arzfeld • 300% of the electricity consumed is already being generated from renewable energy sources (wind power, biogas and photovoltaics) The electricity mix in Germany in 2011 Renewable energies supplied 20% of the gross electricity output Natural gas Other Wind energy Hard coal Biomass (inc. renewable Total 612 Nuclear energies' shares energy billion kWh of municipal waste) 6 % Hydropower Lignite Renewable energies Photovoltaics 3% 20% Renewable energies owned by the citizens Owners' share of Germany's overall installed capacity for power generated from renewable energy plants 2010 (53,000 MW) Private persons Project developers Big four power suppliers Total: 53,000 MW Other power suppliers Funds / Banks Commercial Farmers Other 1,5% Development of energy cooperatives in Germany The number of energy cooperatives in Germany has quadrupled over the last three years Support for renewable energy plants in the vicinity of one's own residence: Answers to: power generation nearby is a good or very good thing... Renewable energy plants general Solar park Wind turbine Biomass plant Gas power plant Coal power plant Nuclear power plant *with prior experience The more prior experience(*) with renewable energies, the greater the acceptance Photovoltaics VG Arzfeld • Plans for the future: • Founding of an energy cooperative • Construction and operation of our own wind turbines by the public-law institution • Any profits generated are to flow back into municipal budgets Photovoltaics VG Arzfeld • VG Arzfeld received a national award as "Energy Municipality of the Month October 2011" by the Renewable Energy Agency. • Merci pour votre attention •Thank you for your attention!.