From this year you can unite in an energy community: what exactly does that entail and what are the benefits?

Since this year you can officially unite in an energy community. What exactly does that mean and what are the pros and cons? Is it a smart way to save money? We asked industrial engineer Tom Nijsen. As the driving force behind ‘Kermtstroom’, he wants to turn his street into a self-sufficient energy community. “I now earn a few euros every day by planning my large consumers at the lowest hour. That often saves 0.30 or 0.40 euros/kWh.”