Blekinge Vindkraft: Green Energy Co-op

Initially, 47 interested individuals joined, totalling 125 shares in the newly formed association. This sum was sufficient to acquire a 25% stake in the Freja turbine, with the remaining 75% held by Eolus Vind AB, a company that developed and built the plant.

The Freja turbine has an installed capacity of 600 kW. Association members received an average dividend of 10% on their invested capital in the first 9 years of operation.

Due to the favorable financial situation of the association, Blekinge Vindkraft was able to purchase the remaining 75% of Freja in December 2009. Concurrently with the 2009 Freja acquisition, Blekinge Vindkraft received an offer to buy one of the four 800 kW wind turbines planned for construction in Säby, Ramdala.

In 2020, the board decided to sell the 20-year-old Freja wind turbine in Olsäng. Currently, BV owns 2.2 wind turbines in Blekinge and has 238 shareholders. The economic association often adheres to cooperative principles, and in the energy context, this aligns closely with the definition of an energy community.

Blekinge Vindkraft provides individuals and companies with the opportunity to become co-owners of wind turbines through a reasonable financial contribution.