Solar Community

The road to energy independence

Resumen de la inversión

Categoría de impacto

Energía sostenible

Tipo de inversión

Préstamo

Interés anual

6.3

Plazo

meses

Nivel de riesgo

B-

Comunidad Solar is a company whose main mission is to help people become owners of renewable energy we can get from the sun, wind, and water.

The promoter wants to break traditional dependence on the energy market, by creating energy communities that empower their members. To do so, Comunidad Solar buys solar parks (and other renewable generation assets) and then sells memberships to people who become community members, without having to install panels on their roofs.

The funds raised through this campaign will be used to invest in a solar park in Murcia, Spain called Cervantina. Cervantina's legal name is Lorenzo Solar SL. The investment will focus on three dimensions:

Buy the remaining 50.1% of Lorenzo Solar SL that doesn't belong to the promoter yet (Comunidad Solar currently owns 49,9% of the company and 80% of energy generation rights).
Paying back shareholders' loans used to purchase part of Lorenzo Solar SL.
Fund the activities to develop the energy community business model.

The investment will allow more people to join Comunidad Solar's model by owning solar panels remotely.

In Spain, around 80% of the population lives in urban areas, where it can be challenging to install solar panels. This model brings an alternative solution to form energy communities and achieve energy independence. Anyone who joins the community will have access to solar-powered electricity at zero cost per kWh for 30 years, delivered through Comercializadora Eletrica, an electric company owned by Comunidad Solar.

¿Cuál es el impacto?

Direct

Contribution to the decarbonisation of Spain, avoiding CO2 emissions: With a total production of clean energy of 2 352.24 MWh per year, the solar plant will avoid the emission of about 282.27 tonnes of CO2 per year. This is equivalent to the CO2 absorption of 12 830 trees.
Cost reduction for the end customer: energy production through renewable sources, owned by the consumer lowers the costs of the electricity consumed and a lower dependence on the national grid making it less vulnerable to price fluctuations and tax charges.

Indirect

Increasing access to renewable energy consumption: Comunidad Solar has developed an innovative model for renewable energy – remote self-consumption. In Spain, much of the population and SMEs don’t dispose of a roof over which solar panels can be installed. They are therefore excluded from the option of traditional self-consumption installations. To solve this, Comunidad Solar acquires big solar, wind, and hydroelectric plants and sells to clients the energy production rights of the plants. With this solution, the clients don’t pay for the energy, only cover transportation, tolls, and taxes. This concept was initiated by Comunidad Solar in 2023, and 750 people are subscribers of this solution.

Indicadores de impacto
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282269

CO2 avoided per year

2352240

KWh

clean energy

Contribución a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible
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Sobre el promotor

About

COMUNIDAD SOLAR POWER S.L.

Fundada en 2018, Comunidad Solar es una empresa con sede en Madrid creada para hacer posible que las energías renovables sean accesibles para todo el mundo.

Comunidad Solar está cambiando la forma en que las personas tienen acceso a la energía renovable, a través de la gestión de instalaciones de energía renovable, tales como parques solares y plantas hidroeléctricas, en las que ofrecen membresías a particulares y empresas.

Los socios pueden comprar su membresía en estas instalaciones y, a cambio, recibir energía a coste cero por kWh. Este modelo ofrece beneficios económicos y permite a las personas contribuir al cambio hacia la energía sostenible, independientemente de las limitaciones de espacio para sus propias instalaciones.

Comunidad Solar cuenta con un equipo de más de 30 expertos pioneros en energía solar remota en España, lo que ha llevado a la empresa a lanzar la primera comunidad energética de España que combina la potencia de una planta solar y una planta hidroeléctrica. El plan es incluir también la energía de una central eólica. Actualmente, la comunidad promotora cuenta con más de 2182 miembros, que producen colectivamente el 96% de la energía que consumen. Esto la convierte en la mayor comunidad energética remota de España.

La empresa cuenta con más de 10 socios que invierten tiempo y conocimientos para cumplir con la visión de crear la mayor comunidad promotora de energía de España. Entre estos socios figura Circle Energy, una empresa con más de 30 años de experiencia en el desarrollo de activos de energías renovables en Europa.

Sitio web del promotor

https://comunidadsolar.es/

Equipo

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Modelo de negocio
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