Wien Energie's solar energy expansion programme is based on stakeholder participation and cooperation. Vienna's largest community-funded solar power plant went into operation in Unterlaa in May 2020. Thousands of climate activists from Vienna and the surrounding region bought into the project by purchasing investment packages.
Over 80 per cent of Wien Energie's solar energy plants are on the roofs of buildings. However, other sites will also need to be used for photovoltaic expansion in order to achieve Vienna's climate goals. “We won't be able to meet the climate targets with rooftop installations alone.
The key resource for the expansion of renewables in Vienna is our roofs,” explains Michael Strebl, CEO of Wien Energie. “With our existing green power plants we can already produce enough solar electricity for the equivalent of 25,000 households – that's more households than in the 1st and 8th districts combined.”
The utility company now operates over 260 photovoltaic plants with a total capacity of nearly 60MW and is expanding its position as Austria's leading solar energy provider. “Wien Energie is driving the city's climate protection efforts.
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