CoWatt is a citizen cooperative that aims to empower local communities in the production of solar energy, making it accessible to all on a regional scale. The organization was setup by two associations (Alisée and Elise) and partners with five financial partner institutions and nine technical institutions.
CoWatt is a regional-scale collaborative project of several departmental-scale non-profits that were already involved in promotion and information services related to the energy transition. With a few exceptions, the organization does not actually identify and develop solar projects itself. Rather, it serves as a sort of "platform" that local associations or informal citizen groups can use to develop their own projects in their own towns. This allows them to save on some of the fixed organizational costs and gather additional funds, making business plans more viable for these projects. This
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