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Centrales Villageoises
Development of citizen photovoltaic projects
ClimateAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
With 45 €,
Centrales Villageoises finances:
1 hour(s) of support for a group of volunteers involved in a project
2,765 €15,000 €
10 Captains
Challenge
Energy transition is a major issue in the fight against climate disruption. What's more, according to a study by Energie Partagée, €1 invested in a citizen renewable energy project generates €2.5 that benefits the local economic fabric.
It was with this in mind that the Centrales Villageoises network was created almost 10 years ago, and the Centrales Villageoises have already commissioned over 430 rooftop photovoltaic installations.
The challenge now is to pass the milestone of 500 photovoltaic installations, developed, financed and operated by citizens on the scale of their territory!
The Centrales Villageoises are now developing projects on larger roofs than at the origins of the model when small surfaces were equipped. These projects are more complex, and the technical skills of the volunteers involved are essential to their success.
It was with this in mind that the Centrales Villageoises network was created almost 10 years ago, and the Centrales Villageoises have already commissioned over 430 rooftop photovoltaic installations.
The challenge now is to pass the milestone of 500 photovoltaic installations, developed, financed and operated by citizens on the scale of their territory!
The Centrales Villageoises are now developing projects on larger roofs than at the origins of the model when small surfaces were equipped. These projects are more complex, and the technical skills of the volunteers involved are essential to their success.
Solution
L'Association des Centrales Villageoises enables volunteers involved in a local Centrales Villageoises project to increase their skills and develop photovoltaic projects themselves.
The association acts on several levers:
- development of a "step-by-step" project method with the provision of a constantly evolving "toolbox";
- support by association employees;
- organization of technical training courses;
- organization of exchange times within the network promoting mutual help and experience sharing;
- etc.
- development of a "step-by-step" project method with the provision of a constantly evolving "toolbox";
- support by association employees;
- organization of technical training courses;
- organization of exchange times within the network promoting mutual help and experience sharing;
- etc.
Recent result
Already 430 photovoltaic installations commissioned by the Centrales Villageoises network, including 40 installations since the beginning of 2022.
Cap on 500 installations in 2023!
The money will be used for
The actions aim to increase the skills of the volunteers involved in the Centrales Villageoises:
- funding of support time for collectives;
- funding of the development and consolidation of technical resources (guides, standard documents, partnerships...);
- funding of technical training.
- funding of support time for collectives;
- funding of the development and consolidation of technical resources (guides, standard documents, partnerships...);
- funding of technical training.
Goal
500 citizen photovoltaic installations means...
- enough to produce the equivalent of the electricity consumption of 5,000 people;
- an overall investment of €20 million;
- a local economic spin-off of €50 million;
- the financial investment of 7,000 individuals and 300 local authorities;
- the voluntary involvement of around 1,000 people;
- co-benefits in terms of social ties!
- enough to produce the equivalent of the electricity consumption of 5,000 people;
- an overall investment of €20 million;
- a local economic spin-off of €50 million;
- the financial investment of 7,000 individuals and 300 local authorities;
- the voluntary involvement of around 1,000 people;
- co-benefits in terms of social ties!
18 rue Gabriel Péri , 69100 Villeurbanne, France
Shaping the energy transition in local communities together
The Centrales Villageoises association promotes a model of citizen- and cooperative-governance companies, acting on a territorial scale to carry out concrete energy transition projects (renewable energy production, energy saving).
The Centrales Villageoises bring together citizens, local authorities and local businesses in their shareholding to develop these projects together and maximize local economic spin-offs.
The Centrales Villageoises model is characterized by its "step-by-step" approach, which enables non-expert volunteers to rapidly gain expertise in the development of rooftop photovoltaic projects, thanks to dedicated tools, shared services and a tailored training offer.
The model has a high degree of reproducibility, which has enabled it to spread to more than 60 territories, now gathered around the association, structuring a network for sharing skills and knowledge.
The Centrales Villageoises bring together citizens, local authorities and local businesses in their shareholding to develop these projects together and maximize local economic spin-offs.
The Centrales Villageoises model is characterized by its "step-by-step" approach, which enables non-expert volunteers to rapidly gain expertise in the development of rooftop photovoltaic projects, thanks to dedicated tools, shared services and a tailored training offer.
The model has a high degree of reproducibility, which has enabled it to spread to more than 60 territories, now gathered around the association, structuring a network for sharing skills and knowledge.
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Les Centrales Villageoises at the Assises des Energies Renouvelables Citoyennes!
On October 16 and 17, 2023, the assises Ad'M EnR Citoyennes, co-organized by ADEME, Energie Partagée and AURA-EE, took place. This third edition, which took place in Lyon, aimed to highlight the many initiatives for the development of citizen energies around workshops, round tables and site visits.
The event illustrated the strong momentum of the Centrales Villageoises model in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, via site visits on day 1 and plenary and workshop presentations on day 2.
Learn more here.
The event illustrated the strong momentum of the Centrales Villageoises model in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, via site visits on day 1 and plenary and workshop presentations on day 2.
Learn more here.
⚡ Et un, et deux, et trois... et dix !
1️⃣ 0️⃣ A l'échelle du réseau des Centrales Villageoises, c'est la puissance en Mégawatts crête qui vient d'être franchie grâce aux nouvelles mises en service !
Ce sont désormais 475 centrales photovoltaïques mises en service par 44 sociétés locales Centrales Villageoises qui produisent une énergie renouvelable... et citoyenne !
🎉 Bravo aux bénévoles engagés au sein de notre réseau pour ce résultat. Désormais, cap sur les 100 Mégawatts !
Un autre record à découvrir dans cet article
Ce sont désormais 475 centrales photovoltaïques mises en service par 44 sociétés locales Centrales Villageoises qui produisent une énergie renouvelable... et citoyenne !
🎉 Bravo aux bénévoles engagés au sein de notre réseau pour ce résultat. Désormais, cap sur les 100 Mégawatts !
Un autre record à découvrir dans cet article
The Centrales Villageoises association selected for the Rencontres pour la Planète 2023!
For the second year running, the Centrales Villageoises association will be one of 40 environmental associations invited to come and "pitch" at the "Rencontres pour la Planète", organized on October 10 and 11 in Paris by 1% For the Planet.
The aim being both to increase awarenessof our initiatives, and to raise fundsvia contributions from patrons attending the event but also from the general public: as part of this, the association benefits from a crowdfunding campaign where donations are doubled by 1% For The Planetup to €3,000. Please help us reach this amount by sharing the campaign widely!
The project presented by the association this year is geared towards the development of collective self-consumption within the network of Centrales Villageoises.
Link to the project page on the 1% for the Planet website (and psst: what's more, it was Captain Cause who made their page! 😉)
A first participation in a European project for the Association des Centrales Villageoises
From September, the Centrales Villageoises association will be taking part in a European LIFE program project. Entitled ECOEMPOWER, this project aims to set up or consolidate Europe-wide support structures for citizen renewable energy projects.
To find out more about the consortium of partners, the content of the project and the roles of the Association des Centrales Villageoises within it, click here!
To find out more about the consortium of partners, the content of the project and the roles of the Association des Centrales Villageoises within it, click here!
Webinar presenting Village Power Plants
The Centrales Villageoises association organized a webinar presenting Centrales Villageoises on June 27, 2023. It was divided into 5 parts:
1)to start with, a testimonial of a concrete project carried out by the Centrales Villageoises Cévidorées
2) then a step back on the history of the Centrales Villageoises, the charter and the reproducible model set up
3) a focus on the economic models of the projects, and on the legal structure enabling citizen investment
4) a testimonial from the PNR des Baronnies Provençales on the contribution of Centrales Villageoises to the territory
5) and finally a list of steps to take to launch the approach close to home!
Webinar replay here !
1)to start with, a testimonial of a concrete project carried out by the Centrales Villageoises Cévidorées
2) then a step back on the history of the Centrales Villageoises, the charter and the reproducible model set up
3) a focus on the economic models of the projects, and on the legal structure enabling citizen investment
4) a testimonial from the PNR des Baronnies Provençales on the contribution of Centrales Villageoises to the territory
5) and finally a list of steps to take to launch the approach close to home!
Webinar replay here !
Inauguration of a Centrales Villageoises Beaujolais Pierres Dorées installation - CévidoréesAlready 1 MWp of power installed by 2023 by Centrales Villageoises!
The Centrales Villageoises network has just passed the Megawatt mark in installed capacity since the start of 2023!
⚡️ 17 new rooftop installations, with unit power ranging from 21 to 140 kWp, have been connected in the last four months, by 11 Centrales Villageoises companies: congratulations to Cevival - Centrales Villageoises des Vallons du Lyonnais, Centrales Villageoises Beewatt, SAS Cevidorées - Centrales Villageoises Beaujolais Pierres Dorées, EnergiCimes, Grési21, Centrales Villageoises Le Solaret Coeur de Savoie, NID'énergies, Centrales du Trièves, Vercorsoleil, Pl'Ain d'Energie and at Centrales Villageoises Sur le toit des Alpilles! 🎉
👉 For more figures, visit here
⚡️ 17 new rooftop installations, with unit power ranging from 21 to 140 kWp, have been connected in the last four months, by 11 Centrales Villageoises companies: congratulations to Cevival - Centrales Villageoises des Vallons du Lyonnais, Centrales Villageoises Beewatt, SAS Cevidorées - Centrales Villageoises Beaujolais Pierres Dorées, EnergiCimes, Grési21, Centrales Villageoises Le Solaret Coeur de Savoie, NID'énergies, Centrales du Trièves, Vercorsoleil, Pl'Ain d'Energie and at Centrales Villageoises Sur le toit des Alpilles! 🎉
👉 For more figures, visit here
Centrales Villageoises wins the Mag2Lyon ESS Trophy: the video!
The Centrales Villageoises association was delighted to receive the Mag2Lyon ESS Trophy for 2022 in the Climate category.
The awards ceremony took place on November 8, 2022. We take a look back at this award a few months later, as Mag2Lyon has just published a video presenting the Centrales Villageoises: a great insight into the work of the national association and the concrete implementation on a territorial scale!
Participants gather in front of the Château des Rohan in SaverneAnnual meeting of the Centrales Villageoises network in Saverne
The Centrales Villageoises association held its annual event in Saverne, Alsace, on March 24 and 25.
A day of exchanges at the "Comité de Pilotage" on Friday 24, followed by a more formal moment with the association's General Meeting on Saturday 25.
A look back in pictures at this event, which brought together some sixty volunteers from the network's various collectives: https://www.centralesvillageoises.fr/actualite/retour-sur-le-copil-et-lassemblee-generale-de-lassociation.
A day of exchanges at the "Comité de Pilotage" on Friday 24, followed by a more formal moment with the association's General Meeting on Saturday 25.
A look back in pictures at this event, which brought together some sixty volunteers from the network's various collectives: https://www.centralesvillageoises.fr/actualite/retour-sur-le-copil-et-lassemblee-generale-de-lassociation.
Cover of the 2022 Business ReportPublication of the 2022 activity report of the Centrales Villageoises association
👉 The 2022 activity report from the Association des Centrales Villageoises is online! To be found here !
📖 28 pages to give you a complete and up-to-date portrait of our beautiful network: its successes, its difficulties, its key figures and its outlook for the future...
Let's keep one figure in mind to illustrate the rise of our network: the production of renewable and local electricity by Centrales Villageoises increased by 50% in 2022 compared to 2021! For more figures and information, visit here.
Good reading!
📖 28 pages to give you a complete and up-to-date portrait of our beautiful network: its successes, its difficulties, its key figures and its outlook for the future...
Let's keep one figure in mind to illustrate the rise of our network: the production of renewable and local electricity by Centrales Villageoises increased by 50% in 2022 compared to 2021! For more figures and information, visit here.
Good reading!