Powerledger Launches Energy Community Projects in Spain

Powerledger the Australian based energy company, has announced the launch of an Energy Community project in Almócita, one of the first collective self-consumption initiatives of its kind in Spain.

Households with their own rooftop solar will be able to generate greater income from their surplus energy, compared to the feed-in tariff they otherwise would receive.

Residents without solar can purchase renewable energy from their neighbours and the municipality at a lesser price than the grid.

This is paving the way for local energy communities in the country to have greater access to reliable and affordable sustainable energy.

The project - the first of several to be rolled out in towns across Spain - uses Powerledger's blockchain-enabled xGrid platform, which allows residents to securely track, trace, and trade locally generated renewable energy.

The energy community will involve both public and residential buildings, with an initial installed capacity of 60kW, set to grow in the coming phases of the project.

EV charging stations have been installed and will be integrated into the energy community, sourced with Almócita's locally produced solar energy.

Excess solar will be stored in a 22kWh battery to provide the community with renewable energy at the darker hours, as well as to help benefit from the varying prices throughout the day.

"Powerledger's xGrid platform is a truly universal and sustainable energy solution. The fact that it can be equally implemented in a large city, or a rural municipality like Almócita in Spain, is a testament to its applicability anywhere in the world," said Powerledger Executive Chairman and co-founder, Dr Jemma Green.