Virtual Power Plant as a local joint venture

Prosperity

Energy transition: joint local power generation as a sustainable way forward

The county of Ebersberg has set the ambitious target of becoming free of fossil fuels and finite energy sources by the year 2030 through energy efficiency, energy saving measures and the production of energy from renewable sources. Energy is to be generated in the county, distributed through local grid infrastructures and run by municipal utility companies. In this way, the energy transition will also create local added value. To implement these goals the municipalities are working together to establish a power supply company that will allow them to produce and distribute energy from the region for the region. The municipalities decided in favour of a Virtual Power Plant as a first building block for Ebersberg’s Regional Utility. The Virtual Power Plant is to help municipalities engage in a common energy policy at the local level, enable a smooth continuation of the energy transition process by stabilizing the network load with only moderate network expansion, and also generate revenue for the energy transition.