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Co-owning a
solar power plant.

We make money
from sunshine.

FACTS

  1. 32 citizens’ power stations have already opened (28 solar power stations and 4 wind turbines). Over 10,000 people participate in these power stations.
  2. The citizens’ power stations of Wien Energie have garnered a total of over 60,000 MWh of green electricity since their launch. That means that they have reduced carbon dioxide emissions by over 17,000 tons.
  3. The citizens’ solar power stations alone cover an area larger than 19 football fields.

„Every private individual in Austria can acquire a share in a power station for renewable energy (one photovoltaics panel at a solar power station, for example) by using the ‘sale and lease back’ participation scheme. Wien Energie will lease this share or panel back and the citizens have an annual credit paid directly into their account. Wien Energie erects, plans and runs the power station, feeds the green power into the net and is liable for all expenditures as well as the economic risk. The owners can return the panel in exchange for the full price of purchase at any time.“ Matthias Watzak-Helmer, co-owner of a citizens’ power plant

Energy produced from renewable energy sources in Vienna per year

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Wien Energie will increase the share of renewable electricity production to over 35% by 2030. Ecologically sound electricity is produced close to the costumer so that transmission loss is minimized and energy import dependence reduced. Citizens’ power stations are a sign of the city’s clear commitment to produce electricity from renewable energy sources.

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