Energy Communities as a Service
The association of citizens, companies and public bodies into an energy cooperative represents a set of activities that begins with the establishment of the cooperative, continues with the acquisition of facilities for the production of renewable energy, up to the organization of efficient energy sharing and the administration of the cooperative's operations.
In order for the members of the cooperative to achieve the goals for which they join the energy cooperative (e.g. greater energy self-sufficiency, lower energy costs, greater availability of energy, more reliable operation of renewable energy sources, protection against the risk of energy price changes, etc.), they strive to effectively govern the business activities and processes. Effective management presupposes constant care of each process and quick and appropriate reaction in case of changes.
Considering the complexity of the work of the energy cooperative, Innerga provides its users with a comprehensive service called 
. It is about the concept of establishing and managing the energy community as a service. The service provider (Innerga) provides the recipient of the service (energy cooperative/group of citizens united in an energy community, a group of end customers acting together) the service of establishing and managing an energy cooperative on a "turnkey" basis.
What are all the activities included in the service?
Core services
- Preparation of the energy cooperative
- Communication with interested citizens, companies, public bodies;
- Organization of a workshop for the purpose of informing future members of the cooperative about the upcoming activities, goals of the cooperative, what is to be achieved by establishing the cooperative, the basic activities that will be engaged in, the way of arranging mutual relations, establishment costs, etc.;
- Implementation of the workshop;
- Conclusions of the workshop, follow-up and information on the establishment of an energy cooperative.
- Establishment of an energy cooperative
- Organization of the founding assembly;
- Creation of the daily agenda;
- Drafting of cooperative rules;
- Management of the assembly and records;
- Possible establishment of a supervisory board;
- Creation of documentation for notary public certification;
- Organization of membership fee payment;
- Registration of the cooperative in the register of the Commercial Court;
- Registration of the cooperative in the register of business entities of the State Bureau of Statistics;
- Registration of the cooperative in the Registry of Cooperatives and Cooperative Unions of the Croatian Association of Cooperatives;
- Opening a business account of an energy cooperative;
- Creation of the network (internet) page of the energy cooperative;
- Obtaining a permit for performing energy activities.
- Establishment of energy infrastructure
- Testing and measuring the existing installation;
- Plant structuring;
- Plant connection.
- Business of the energy community
- Record of energy sharing;
- Periodic reporting on produced and distributed energy.
Dodatne usluge (na osnovne usluge)
- Establishment of energy infrastructure
- Design organization;
- Drafting of contracts between investors and contractors;
- Obtaining a contractor's offer;
- Financing organization;
- Organization of plant supply and installation;
- Supervision of plant’s operations/assembly;
- Plant testing;
- Organization of obtaining approval for plant operation;
- Business of the energy community
- Managing the accounting of the energy cooperative;
- Organization of the process when excluding existing members and including new members;
- Preparation of periodic financial reports;
- Designing and procurement of an IoT network of sensors for monitoring energy consumption;
- Management of the IoT network of sensors to monitor energy consumption;
- Organization and implementation of periodic meetings of the assembly and the supervisory board;
- Organization of aggregation for the purpose of selling excess energy;
- Organization of preventive and reactive plant maintenance;
- Merger of energy cooperatives.
