News Digest Item
20 Oct 2016

“Saving the community first, the planet second”

energytransition.de / Leuphana University

Citizens’ primary motive to get involved in energy cooperations is not personal financial gain, reports Craig Morris on energytransition.de. A new study by researchers from Leuphana University reveals that “personal profits are one of the least important motives – strengthening the community (including financially) is much bigger,” according to Morris: “Citizens see community energy coops not only as a way of making a sound investment, but also of just being a good neighbour.”

Read the blog post in English .

Find an abstract of Leuphana University’s study in English .

For background, read the 淨 dossier The People’s Energiewende.

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