Themen / Topics

In the following, we will document results from different research activities of the network. This part of the websites is still under construction.

History of Energy Cooperatives
Motives to Participate in Community Energy Initiatives

History of Energy Cooperatives

Cooperative organizations in the energy sector are not a totally new phenomenon of the last years or decades. Rather, they have been a common vehicle for rural electrification throughout the world. However, not much research has been done on these “old electricity cooperatives” besides those in the USA. Therefore, some German-speaking scholars started a working group to research the history of energy cooperatives in Germany and Switzerland (potentially extending to Austria and South Tyrole).

Publications from group members on the subject:

Motives to Participate in Community Energy Initiatives

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