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Cooperative
A structure with variable capital and democratic governance, often chosen to host an energy community. The "one person, one vote" principle answers the European requirement of effective control by members.
Also known as: co-op
Terms used in this definition
In the same category
- ASBL
- Association of co-owners
- Condominium
- Energy ombudsman service
- Legal entity
- Local authority
- Local Energy Commission
- Organising authority
- Residential lease
- Right of superficies
- Sharing agreement
Articles that use this term
- Schools: a guide to energy sharing
- Energy communities: a guide for municipalities
- Energy sharing in a condominium: the guide
- Local electricity: the short-circuit guide
- Green electricity in Belgium: really green?
- Cheaper electricity without switching supplier
- Read your Belgian electricity bill line by line
- Invoicing shared electricity in Belgium
- Engaging energy community members
- Allocation key in Belgium: the 3 regions
- Join an energy community in Wallonia
- Create an energy community in Wallonia
- Energy communities in Belgium: CER, CEC, CEL
Go further
Energy communities: joining, creating, running — Understand the framework, join or create an energy community in Wallonia, then keep it running day to day.