Workshop : business cases for Energy Communities - 30/03/21

Cluster TWeeD -- 2021
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LCA OF ENERGY COMMUNITIES
A STRATEGIC TOOL FOR BUSINESS MODELS
CONTACT:
Rita Desmyter – rita.desmyter@delta-ee.com

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New Energy Business Models
An in-depth look at alternative business models for the energy transition, across different sectors
Flexibility and Energy
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The opportunities emerging
from an active demand side
Heat
How channel disruption, sector
coupling and new technologies
are changing the sector
Distributed Power
Identifying and understanding
the alternative and new
business models for the energy
transition
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Energy communities,
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Agenda
> What business models are emerging?
> Life-cycle analyses of Energy Communities
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What business models are emerging?
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A combination of triggers and drivers can explain the
scale of interest for energy communities
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Triggers are intervening events,
such as the two directives from
the Clean European Package.
Drivers are long-time processes
that change the environmental
structure of an energy
community
◼ Climate change emergency,
◼ Decentralised generation
◼ Development of flexibility
markets,
◼ Subsidies phase-out,
◼ Development of technologies

Development of energy communities across Europe is not
homogeneous - Belgium is a market leader
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Since the
removal of
government
backed feed-in-
tariffs the
regional
difference in
renewable
generation
opportunities
and pollical
opportunity/barr
iers has
increased
Limited CSC provision
Regulatory framework in
place
Auto-Consommation
Collective. Low
electricity prices,
complex regulation and
difficult economics
related to network
tariffs. the energy
communities market is
growing.
Private grid only
for Collective Self-
Consumption
Mieterstrom. The
German Renewable
Energy Act
encourages citizens’
Energy Companies by
giving them privileges
Virtual net-metering
Auto-Consomo
Collectivo. A market
that is taking off,
innovation such as
eMobility
Zusammenschluss
zum Eigenverbrauch
(selfconsumption
consortium)
Autoconsumo
collettivo da rinnovabili
Gemeinschaftliche
Erzeugungsanlagen
Host country of
REScoop. Expensive
energy prices drives
offer withcompetitive
prices using
renewable generation.

Energy communities in the Local Energy System Typology
Unbounded
Private / Incumbents
Community / Public
Harlaw
Micro-Grid
Gigha SIMRIS
Eigg
Graciosa
LEM Cornwall
Supply = Demand
Supply = Demand
Strong imbalance
100
%
PRIVATE
100
%
COMMUNITY
Dalavich Edinburgh
University
Brixton
London City
Airport
Distributed renewable
integration
Unbounded virtual
LES
Bounded but not
islandable
Islandable microgrids
D
C
A B
Schoonschip
Trent Basin

We are seeing four energy community business models
1. Generation/export
2. Co-operative energy supplier
3. Collective self-consumption
4. Virtual allocation (P2P)
◼All energy communities strive
to interface with value
streams
◼Virtual allocation and
bounded systems also seek
optimisation and
self/collective consumption
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Value ‘stream’ from the community perspective.
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Member acquisition and asset
development
Asset optimisation
Energy transaction
Resilience
Interface with system values
Energy communities bring a range of
benefits to third parties:
◼ Increased flexibility
◼ Membership fees
◼ Energy savings

Value generation within energy communities and long term
viability differ depending on the business model
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Member
acquisition
and asset
development
Asset
optimisation
(Collective)
self-
consumption
Resilience
Interface
with
system
values
Generation/ export
Co-operative energy
suppliers
Bounded collective
self-consumption
Virtual allocation

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Life-cycle analyses of Energy
Communities
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The LCA of energy communities can be used as a
strategic tool for business model
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Emergence Growth Stable Decline
Adaptation
Renewal
Transformation
Maturity
Seize
and
heterogeneity
Market-based
energy
communities
Flexibility, P2P,
resilience…
Incentive-based
energy
communities
Collective Self-
Consumption
District Level
Collective Self-
Consumption
Building Level
Cooperative
Suppliers

An example of incentive-based energy communities
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Maturity
Seize
and
heterogeneity
Incentive-based
energy
communities

Business model
Huerta Solar by Amigos de la Tierra in Leganes is an energy
community creating revenue through FiT
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Energy cooperative investing in renewable energy assets to benefit the local
community
Generation
PV roof top mounted
10 KW
Owned by: Amigos de la Tierra
Energy output
The co-op receives
FiT for renewable
energy produced
Energy
cooperative:
Amigos de la Tierra.
With 100 members
and previous
expertise in RE
projects
Energy
flows
Values
covered by
the co-op
*FiT are now guaranteed for 30 years, but their value was reduced and depend the type of installation, energy wholesale price and cost of operations in small amount

Opportunity to adapt or renew
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Adaptation
Renewal
Transformation
Maturity
Seize
and
heterogeneity
Market-based
energy
communities
Flexibility, P2P,
resilience…
Incentive-based
energy
communities
Collective Self-
Consumption
District Level
Collective Self-
Consumption
Building Level
Cooperative
Suppliers

Business model
Harmon’yeu an innovative Collective Self-Consumption
project
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A collective self-consumption scheme run by incumbent energy supplier, with the
collaboration of the local municipality.
Generation
Roof top PV Battery
23.7kWp 15kWh
The assets were installed by Engie
and sonnen at no cost and will be
paid back with energy savings
generated through the scheme
Partners:
-Smart meters and
gateways are provided
by Tiko
-Sonnen has installed
the communal
batteries
Energy Supplier
The assets where
provided through the
Engie Mypower offer
Engie also manages assets to
ensure best match between
production and consumption
Participants
The 23 residents had to
create a PMO in order to
share the energy from
assets and benefit from the
scheme
Energy flows
Values
covered by
the
participsnts

Opportunity to transform
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Adaptation
Renewal
Transformation
Maturity
Seize
and
heterogeneity
Market-based
energy
communities
Flexibility, P2P,
resilience…
Incentive-based
energy
communities
Collective Self-
Consumption
District Level
Collective Self-
Consumption
Building Level
Cooperative
Suppliers

Business model
The Lugaggia innovation community, a local energy market
within an energy community
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The local energy market optimizes the local consumption through price signals.
Generation
Rooftop PVs District Batterys
63k 60kW,50kWh
Hydro plant
4MW
Owned by: the residents, the
municiplaty and the energy supplier
Lugaggia energy
community:
All participants are
behind one point of
common coupling (PCC)
on the LV network. All
users behing the PCC
must participate to
enable the condition for
an EC. Self-consumption
in the community is
optimized through a local
energy market platform.
Energy Supplier and DNO
Azienda elettrica di
Massagno AG
Prosumers
The Kindergarten and 18
single families with 10 heat
pumps, 26kW electric
heating and 1 EV.
Energy flows
Values
covered by
the
community

Thank you for your attention!
Any questions? Ask me!
Rita.Desmyter@delta-ee.com
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• Unbundling
• fair
competition access
• emission trading
system

• Unbundling
• fair
competition access
• emission trading
system
€270
€400
€230
-€900

• behind-the-meter
•
zero-sum -€170
-€120
-€70
+€360
+ -
25 c/kWh
4 c/kWh

• behind-the-meter
•
zero-sum -€15
-€155
-€50
+€360
-€70
-€70
+ -
25 c/kWh
4 c/kWh

• collective
and citizen-driven energy actions
•
generating consuming sharing selling
flexibility
services
•
fighting
poverty

•
•
•
• zero-sum
25 c/kWh
4 c/kWh
-€100
-€110
+€540
+€0
-€330
😁

•
without
•
21 c/kWh
7 c/kWh
-€100
- €75
+ €335
+€0
- €160
😮

•
valued equally
•
- €0
- €50
+ €210
+€0
- €160
19 c/kWh
9 c/kWhs
😟

• recuperation of
historical costs
•
•
- €0
- €10
+ €40
+€0
- €30
12 c/kWh
9 c/kWhs
🥺

1. Don’t forget an energy community is part
of a bigger system.

of a bigger system.
2. Don’t build business cases based on
getting exceptions in rules.

of a bigger system.
3. Focus on action through stability, not
profit.

of a bigger system.
3. Focus on action through stability, not
profit.
4. Back to the basics.

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