EWS ElektrizitätsWerke Schönau
This initiative established a citizens led energy utility that now sells clean electricity to more than 170.000 households in Germany.
It is significant because After the catastrophe of Chernobyl, a citizen’s initiative was founded in Schönau, in order to concertedly tackle topics like saving energy and producing clean electricity. Since the grid operator obstructed these activities, the citizens had the idea of acquiring the power grid.