Warunki tworzenia i stan rozwoju spółdzielni i klastrów energetycznych w Polsce na tle doświadczeń niemieckich

Abstract

In energy policy, various organizational forms are used. At local and regional levels, energy cooperatives and energy clusters are perfect. Their main advantages are: socialization of the production process, combining social and economic goals and a beneficial effect on the improvement of the natural environment. The aim of the article was to recognize the conditions and state of development of energy cooperatives and energy clusters in Poland and their impact on local development and the entire energy sector as compared with similar activities in Germany. Germany has the largest number of energy cooperatives that operate in the European Union. They lead to the development of civic energy in which the interests of energy producers and consumers are integrated on a large scale. The conducted analysis led to the conclusion that energy cooperatives should have flexible structures resulting from local needs and possibilities, starting from social cooperatives to structures functioning in the form of regional clusters