The 1st Local Renewable Energy Community in Collective Self-Consumption - SerenySun Energies
By 2030, renewable energies - which are local in nature - should represent one third of total energy consumption in France. The decentralization of the energy model is a major challenge for the ecological transition of territories.
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In 2018, SerenySun Energies initiated the first large-scale local renewable energy community in France incorporating a collective self-consumption operation. Created in partnership with the municipality of Cabriès-Calas in the Bouches-du-Rhône region, this pilot project should -once it is commissioned in 2021- enable the production of green energy consumed directly by local stakeholders: municipal buildings, businesses, and citizens. To this end, four solar power plants have been deployed on public and private buildings.
The benefits generated by the project are numerous and affect all local actors: a system that is closer to the places where people live and has no impact on biodiversity, greater autonomy for the community, awareness and mobilization of citizens, and commitment of partner companies.
Company name: SerenySun Energies
Date of creation: 2018
Legal form: SAS
Employees: 5
Turnover: 200K€ (forecast 2021)
Managers:
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Donald François, President and Founder
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Patrice Gérardin, Associate Director
Sector of intervention: Development of local renewable energy communities.
Geographical area: Southern region of France
Notable achievements:
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Local Renewable Energy Community realized in t Cabriès-Calas - winning project of the Smart PV 2.0 and 3.0 call for projects of the Southern Region
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4 solar power plants - 766 kWp of power - 1 000 MWh/year of annual production - 1M€ of budget - 120 participants - a collective of citizens involved in the financing
This article was written following the Transition Forum Call for Expressions of Interest. SerenySun Energies is part of the top 20 selected projects.
