Country Tyrol Establishes Energy Community for the First Time

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The electricity generated by photovoltaics on state buildings is to be used as fully as possible in the local area: the country is establishing an energy community for the first time. Energy communities make energy cheaper for citizens, businesses and municipalities and Tyrol more independent of the international energy market, LH Anton Mattle is convinced.Land relies on photovoltaicsThe state of Tyrol is also making use of the legal possibiliti…

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The Tyrolean state government from ÖVP and SPÖ decided on Friday during its traditional meeting on the "High Women's Day" - so is called "Maria Himmelfahrt" in the federal state - to establish a "Citizen's Energy Community" together with Tiwag-Next Energy Solutions GmbH (TINEXT). The aim of this community is to use the electricity generated by photovoltaic systems on state buildings as fully as possible within the country's own buildings.

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Land Tirol wants to be a model and cooperate with TINEXT on the optimal use of electricity from state photovoltaic systemsPV expansion: 52 photovoltaic systems already installed on state buildingsRenewable energy quota in Tyrol clearly above Austria and EU cutWhen citizens, companies, municipalities or organisations join forces and establish an energy community, their locally generated electricity can use, store and sell together. "Energy commun…