Energy sharing
To reduce your CO2 emissions and your energy bill at the same time!
Official launch : January 2025 ! Join the waitlist now.
What is
energy sharing?
You don’t have a solar installation and so green, affordable and local electricity is not accessible to you? With energy sharing, you can take advantage of the electricity produced by the solar panels that brupower installs in Brussels.
Just like with a home installation, you keep your traditional energy supplier (Engie, Total, etc.). Our co-owned panels produce electricity when the sun is shining: during these times, your consumption can be supplied by brupower's solar panels. The rest of the time, your traditional supplier will provide your electricity. Sibelga handles the distribution calculations, so you won't be charged twice for the same consumption!
What are
the benefits?
Brupower's price is more advantageous and stable than a traditional supplier, as it is independent of geopolitical events. You can save even more by consuming electricity during solar hours, for example by running your washing machine, dishwasher, or cooking in the oven in the middle of the day.
With brupower, you're also committing to a citizen-led, fair, and democratic energy transition! When you pay your bill, you're supporting a citizen movement, not a multinational corporation.
estimated benefits per participant
*for standard consumption profiles
energy price
=> with all network fees and federal excise =
25,75/ kWh ( VAT excluded)
Who is energy
sharing for?
Brupower's energy sharing is open to all residents of Brussels. Becoming a member of brupower is accessible to everyone, with shares starting at €50. Depending on your means, we encourage you to contribute more to help the cooperative grow.
Learn more about becoming a co-operator!
How to join an energy
sharing program with brupower?
What are the steps?
It's very simple!
Become a co-operator
Read more about it here.
Sign the sharing contract
and direct debit authorization.
Activation
If you don't have a smart meter, we will request one for you (for free), so that we can measure your energy use
Confirmation
Your participation is confirmed as soon as it is activated by Sibelga.
Any more questions?
Once activated, you will receive a bill from brupower every two months. Your traditional supplier will continue to charge you monthly installments. During the annual settlement bill, they will credit you if necessary.
If you participate in an energy sharing, you will therefore have two different bills.
- A bill for the consumption coming from the energy share.
This is the energy you will consume directly from the surplus of the local producer who is sharing his energy with you.
- A bill from your energy supplier.
This is the energy consumed that does not come from the local producer. You pay the market price, via your usual supplier.
Yes, you can stop the contract at any time ! Simply leave us a message at hello@brupower.be
To take part in electricity sharing, all participants must be equipped with smart meters installed for free of charge by Sibelga.
Sibelga also activates the communicating function of each of each participant in the electricity-sharing activity.
These meters measure the electricity shared and consumed by each participant every quarter of an hour. Sibelga collects this data and transmits it to brupower, who then invoices the shared electricity.
Anyone can ask Sibelga to install a smart meter, using an online form. Sibelga will install the smart meter, free of charge, within a maximum of 4 months of
submission of the request
No, all energy sharing happens within the existing network. All equipment you will need is the smart meter (see question above).
These are calculated based on average consumption profiles of Brussels' residents. These numbers can vary depending on:
- Your energy use: you can benefit more if you are able to adapt your consumption behaviour!
- Your current energy contract
- The number of energy sharing participants and availability of surplus energy
You are a co-operator already? Join the waitlist now.
We will contact you when energy is available in your neighbourhood