Iberdrola España installs a solar community in Castell d'Aro (Girona)

• The residents of the municipality will access the clean energy generated by the photovoltaic system located on the roof of the Fusteria Albert Valls warehouse.

• This solar community will give them access to the advantages of self-consumption, without any installation or investment.

• This is the third solar community that the company installs in the province, after the one in Girona city and Cassà de la Selva

Iberdrola España will install, on the roof of Fusteria Albert Valls, its first solar community in the municipality of Castell d'Aro (Girona). This installation will give local residents access to the advantages of renewable self-consumption, without any installation or investment.

This form of community self-consumption allows users to share the 100% renewable energy generated from a single photovoltaic installation located near their home. In this case, the plant has been located on the roof of the Fusteria Albert Valls warehouse and Iberdrola España is making the investment.

The installation consists of 70 panels with a total power of 32 kilowatts (kW) – enough to produce 42 MWh annually. In addition, it will prevent the emission of around 234 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere over the next 30 years.

Thanks to this solar community, around 64 residents of Castell d'Aro will be able to participate in it as well as save on their electricity bills by consuming part of the energy produced by this installation locally, through subscriptions. Fusteria Albert Valls, a pioneer in setting up an installation of these characteristics in the town, will be able to cover up to 40% of its electricity consumption.

For Juan Miguel Bailón, Iberdrola España's Sales Representative in Catalonia, "this project reflects Iberdrola España's commitment to introduce this innovative initiative in Catalonia, with local and sustainable actions. We are proud to be able to offer residents renewable and zero-kilometre energy for their homes".

Albert Valls, the owner of the company on which the solar roof will be installed, is "very pleased to be part of this project with Iberdrola España, which will produce clean energy for the municipality of Castell d'Aro, and is a step closer to the energy transition".

Third solar community in Girona

The Castell d'Aro installation is the third that Iberdrola España installs in the province of Girona, after the one located in the Domeny-Taialà and Fontajau neighbourhoods in the capital; and the one in Cassà de la Selva, where 270 customers will enjoy the advantages of self-consumption, without any investment.

Iberdrola España leads the photovoltaic self-consumption market in Spain – managing 40% of the country's self-consumption customers. As part of its commitment to accelerating the energy transition and developing new products to improve efficiency and energy savings, in 2015 the company became the first in its sector to integrate self-consumption solutions into its range of services.

The collective self-consumption solutions developed by Iberdrola España have made self-consumption available to any customer, whether or not they have their own roof. These customers also benefit from the Solar Plan – a competitive electricity tariff during the hours when there is no sun – which is when they need to consume energy from the grid, as during the day they self-supply from their own installation. 

Self-consumption solar systems can save 30% on annual bills in the case of residents' associations; 50% for corporates and businesses; and up to 70% in single-family homes. These savings are produced in three ways: the energy produced by the installation that the user does not have to buy, the compensation for the surplus energy not consumed, which is fed into the grid, and the savings due to lower taxes.

In addition, as a result of its commitment to self-consumption, Iberdrola España has improved the remuneration of its customers' surpluses and, thanks to innovation in energy products, self-consumers with Iberdrola España plans are able to value their surpluses beyond the energy term.

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