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Siward Zomer, board memberEnergy cooperatives creating a social
economy in 7 steps.
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What is a REScoop: REScoop is short for Renewable Energy Sources
COOPerative.
A REScoop is a group of citizens that cooperate in the field of
renewable energy, developing new production, selling renewable
energy or providing services to new initiatives.
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24/06/2014
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What is a REScoop: Cooperative principles 1844: Rochdale
Pioneers ICA revision 1966 Open, voluntary membership.Democratic
governance.Limited return on equity.Surplus belongs to
members.Education of members and public in cooperative
principles.Cooperation between cooperatives.Concern for
community
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1. Open, voluntary membership.
Everybody can participate, so it is truely for the community
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2. Democratic governance.
Members have one voteEquality in power
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3.Economic participation of members
Capital is owned by the membersLimited surplus is returned to
the members
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4. Autonomy and Independence
Co-operatives are autonomous, self-help organisations controlled
by their members. If they enter into agreements with other
organisations, including governments, or raise capital from
external sources, they do so on terms that ensure democratic
control by their members and maintain their co-operative
autonomy.
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5. Education of members and public in cooperative principles
To have equal participation members need to be informed about
their role in the co-op and about the co-op itself
To further democratise the economy other members should join,
they need to know how the co-op works.
A Co-op should be a glass house - Transparancy
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6. Cooperation between Co-opsA cooperation exists for its
members, so there is no need to compete with other co-ops.
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7. Concern for the community
Cooperatives are companies owned by people from the community
for people from the community. It is logical that the company takes
care for its community.
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A energy transition to a citizen energy democracy
To change the world you need to start small! Start local think
global!
Embrace the REScoop revolution
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