Citizens, owners of solar panels
Lorient, Bretagne, France
Facing a dedicated and fixed budget, the municipality of Lorient found another way to develop renewable energies thanks to people’s financing. The city invested a first time in 2014-2015 in one of the school but is now working with citizens. Lorient mobilized a local organization composed of eco-friendly and aware citizens. From now on shareholders, the citizens created “Oncimè”, which means “let’s do it” to finance 174 solar panels in 2016-2017 and 106 new solar pannels in december 2017. Besides developing renewable energies, the 82 campaigners reclaimed the French energetic policy and steer it towards active democracy.
Benefits
- lower electricity costs
- reduced CO2 emissions
- more energy produced by RES