Thread by @foeeurope

THREAD! In the run-up to EU Sustainable Energy Week #EUSEW2020, we're applauding some awesome community energy projects across Europe

First on: Belgium’s @Ecopower_BE foeeurope.org/belgian-commun…

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2. @Ecopower_BE is a renewable energy cooperative from Belgium. It was founded in the 1980s, when a group of friends converted an old water mill to create renewable energy

3. Today @Ecopower_BE powers more than 50,000 homes with 100% renewable energy.

Being a cooperative means that it does not keep any of the profits – all surplus is reinvested in more sustainable energy projects.

4. Through initiatives focused on energy efficiency, @Ecopower_BE has helped its members reduce their electricity consumption by an average of 50% over the past 10 years

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5. By making ordinary citizens the owners of wind turbines, solar panels, hydroelectric plants, and a pellet factory, @Ecopower_BE found that support and acceptance for #renewableenergy increased.

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6. @Ecopower_BE is just one of hundreds of people-powered energy projects across Europe!

👏Let’s celebrate #communityenergy and the people who make them strong👏

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