Joint procurement of green electricity - Eleven municipalities and the province of Drenthe, The Netherlands
Type: CaseStudy
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Background
In 2003, the community of Assen received the Dutch Sustainable Procurement Prize for its leading role in the joint procurement of green electricity by eleven municipalities and the province of Drenthe (The Netherlands). Now, agreements are defined in a framework agreement with the energy supplier, complete with annual energy conservation targets and ambitions for various projects with solar and wind energy, hot/cold storage, biomass and hydroelectric power.
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