Prato Electricity Company Cooperative Azienda Energetica Prato Soc. Coop

In the small town of Prato allo Stelvio, the cooperative “Azienda Elettrica Prato” was founded as early as 1926 to manage a newly built hydroelectric plant. Today the cooperative owns or co-owns renewable energy power plants and produces heat and electricity from hydropower, biogas, and solar power. The cooperative has around 1,400 members in a town with a population of around 3,600 people, making approximately 80% of local families and companies members of the cooperative. The cooperative supports local sustainable development, both in economic, social, and ecological terms, by creating jobs, profits for the community and using locally produced renewable energy.