The pattern “community investing” describes the financial involvement of community members through shares, memberships, taxes or fees. This pattern will be attractive for models that focus on centralised services that bring benefits to all community members but are not well-suited for one-on-one payments. Community investing will particularly revolve around: storage, demand shifting, conversion for seasonal storage and platform services.

Implementation reference

• Membership for attractive energy services (Otzi)
• Invest in community to gain benefits (Ecopower, Vandebron, Energy Revolt)

This pattern belongs to the core area: Energy Value Capture