Cooperative ownership

Public participation

Masterplan

• Purpose of the project• Vision – all inclusive!• Present situation.• If we stay – business as usual• If we change – new economy• If we own – more responsibility and insight

Why did we buy into it?

• Survival of the island• More jobs• Local economy• Independence• CO2 neutral• Energy democracy• Local activity!!

Decentralized district heating

Private – public ownership

• Local owner

• You know who “he “ is• You can call his phone• You meet him

occasionally

• Local consumers

• You can call the owner• You make 5 year

contracts• You trust the owner

Energy Company

• Systematic• Central administration• Anonymous • System operation

• Systematic system operation

• Efficient and not personal

• Part of a big system