How municipalities support energy cooperatives: survey results from Germany and Switzerland

Table 2 Comparison of cooperatives in Germany and Switzerland. Source: Own surveys

Indicators		Country		Municipal membership
		Country		Germany		Switzerland
		Germany	Switzerland	Yes	No	Yes	No
Number of members (private and institutional)	Median	147	47	147	152	57	38
	Mean	252	76	266	247	95	58
	N	156	49	87	58	24	25
Installed PV capacity (kWp)	Median	254	109	242	262	132	55
	Mean	1035	208	1245	659	279	139
	N	130	41	71	47	20	21
Balance sheet total 2015 (in 1000€)*	Median	841	200	705	948	299	100
	Mean	2419	894	2361	1934	949	841
	N	143	35	82	51	17	18

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