New power with the neighbourhood (NKMDN) Neue Kraft mit der Nachbarschaft (NKMDN)

Together with the Bündnis Bürgerenergie, 100 prozent Erneuerbar Stiftung launched the campaign “New power with the neighbourhood” in the summer of 2019. The aim is to illustrate the advantages and benefits of a decentralised energy system in a communicative, scientifically sound and politically applicable way. “Neighbourhood” stands for the many positive aspects of civic participation: for a local energy system, for a sense of community that allows cooperatives and neighbourhood initiatives to make energy history; for closeness that arises when people act together; and for manageability that creates products and processes whose development every user can experience. It also stands for self-efficacy, when every person can use innovative applications individually, and for independence, when energy comes from next door. The diverse projects within the campaign range from information offers, such as webinars, podcasts, and events to scientific modelling that describes sensible and feasible steps toward a regenerative and decentralised energy transition.