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Table 3 Overview of cases

From: Scaling up community wind energy: the relevance of autonomy and community

EC

MC

Founding year of EC

Initiator of EC

Members, ca

Number, capacity of WT

Location of WT

Spatial concentration of members

Varbergs-vind

Varberg Energi

1998

MC

530

1.5 à 2000 kW

Varberg

Varberg

Västan-vind

Göteborg Energi

2010

MC

670

1 à 2300 kW

Dals-Ed

Gothenburg

Lys-Vind, Si-Vind, Sivik IIIa

LEVA i Lysekil

1995; 2000

EC

500 (in total)

4 à 490–750 kW

Lysekil

Lysekil

Sveriges Vindkrafts-kooperativ ekonomisk förening (SVEF)

Gislaved Energi

1998

EC

1950

10 à 800–2000 kW

Ulricehamn, Kungsbacka, Simrishamn, Övertorneå, Gotland, Sölvesborg, Berg, and Aneby

  1. EC energy cooperative, MC municipal company, WT wind turbine(s)
  2. aThese three cooperatives were initiated and managed by the same founder