The Wave of Remunicipalisation of Energy Networks and Supply in Germany

After a wave of privatisations in the end of the 1990s, the electrical power supply of many municipalities in Germany has been returned into public hands. Many municipalities discover chances and possibilities for local action, which arise with remunicipalisation. The local policy-makers realise that remunicipalisation offers the opportunity of implementing an independent energy policy at local level which is critical in creating a transformation to a sustainable energy system based on energy efficiency and renewable energies. The municipal ownership allows a strong governance towards more political influence in the local energy market.

The study has been published in German in 2013. The results had been presented at the eceee summer study 2015 with positive international feedback. A Corean translation is already published, a Japanese edition is in preparation. You find the English conference paper at the Wuppertal Institute's publication server.