Solidarity Energy Energie Solidaire

Energie Solidaire is an endowment fund that collects donations from non-energy-poor households and energy producers to finance activities to alleviate energy poverty. Energie Solidaire was launched in 2017 by the NGO “les Amis d’Enercoop”, which is linked to Enercoop, an alternative energy supplier working as a renewable energy cooperative. The first projects were financed in 2019. They involve various types of activities, mostly renovation (for example, technical assistance for self-renovation programmes) but also free health audits for energy-poor households or the replacement of inefficient fridges. Donations can be of two types: micro-donations from individuals (who typically agree to pay an additional 1 cent € per kWh) or donations of surplus electricity from energy producers (collected by Enercoop, which transforms these kWh into € and transfers them to Energie Solidaire).