Table 6 Importance of voluntary work for energy cooperatives in Germany and Switzerland. Source: Own surveys
From: How municipalities support energy cooperatives: survey results from Germany and Switzerland
Variables | Country | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Germany | Switzerland | |||||
Total | Municipality | Total | Municipality | |||
Member | No member | Member | No member | |||
Strong dependency on voluntary work | 81% (128 out of 158) | 82% (72 out of 88) | 79% (46 out of 58) | 87% (41 out of 47) | 92% (22 out of 24) | 83% (19 out of 23) |
No salaried positions | 66% (104 out of 158) | 67% (59 out of 88) | 64% (37 out of 58) | 72% (34 out of 47) | 60% (13 out of 22) | 84% (21 out of 25) |