ECLoZ | om, Energie Collectief gemeente Loon op Zand

What ECLoZ | om, Energie Collectief gemeente Loon op Zand does

ECLoZ | om is a Dutch cooperative association (coöperatieve vereniging) founded on 24 November 2015 in the municipality of Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, with the mission of making the municipality energy neutral by 2045. The cooperative operates as a member-owned local energy company, delivering two interconnected service lines: (1) local renewable energy generation through four community projects — KwatrijnZon (432-panel solar installation, 2017), WerftZon (224-panel rooftop solar, 2019), Spinderwind (four-turbine wind park, 50% citizen-owned, 2020), and BurgerZonnepark Vloeivelden (10.5 million kWh/year solar park, 2023) — collectively capable of supplying over 11,000 households; and (2) community-scale energy conservation services, including home energy coach visits, energy fixer installations of small measures, free Energieloket drop-in advice counters in Kaatsheuvel and Loon op Zand, thermal imaging scans, and blower door (lekcheck) tests.

Electricity generated by ECLoZ is sold into the om | nieuwe energie cooperative of cooperatives, which has been named the most sustainable energy supplier in the Netherlands for seven consecutive years and delivers 100% locally generated green electricity to end customers. ECLoZ members pay €10/year (individuals) or €50/year (organizations) and receive free access to coaching, thermal imaging, and fixer services; non-members pay €25 per service. The cooperative also facilitates citizen investment in new projects via Spinderdeel B units (€250 each) for the upcoming Spinder battery storage project.

ECLoZ is governed by a volunteer board of seven (chair Gerard Bruijniks since July 2025, succeeding founder Bert Branderhorst after 10 years; secretary/PR Nanny Verheijen; treasurer Wil van Loon; board members Thijs-Jan Heijda, Ralph Dansen, Wil Ligtenberg, Gerard Rademakers) and operates with approximately 5 paid staff backed by a network of volunteer energy coaches and fixers. The cooperative grows primarily through community organizing, word-of-mouth, and free walk-in advice rather than paid marketing, and distributes its services through the SamenOM self-serve switching portal, two physical Energielokets, and home visits.

Name

ECLoZ | om, Energie Collectief gemeente Loon op Zand

Legal name

ECLoZ | om, Coöperatieve Vereniging Energiecollectief in de Gemeente Loon op Zand

Website

https://ecloz.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ECLoZ | om is a Dutch cooperative association serving residents of Loon op Zand municipality, operating community-owned renewable energy projects (solar and wind) and free local energy coaching, fixing, and advisory services to advance the municipality's 2045 energy-neutrality goal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Energy Cooperative Services

NAICS

Solar Electric Power Generation (221114), Wind Electric Power Generation (221115)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991), Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

Solar Balance-of-Plant EPC (Piles/Foundations, Trenching, Combiner Networks) (EUAEADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Wind Balance-of-Plant EPC (Crane Pads, Turbine Foundations, Internal Roads) (EUAEADAI)

Keywords

• Community energy cooperative
• Local renewable energy
• Home energy coaching
• Solar and wind projects
• Energy advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kaatsheuvel

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Energy Delivery via om | nieuwe energie: Electricity generated from ECLoZ's renewable energy projects (KwatrijnZon, WerftZon, Spinderwind, BurgerZonnepark Vloeivelden) is sold to the cooperative of cooperatives 'om | nieuwe energie', which then delivers 100% green electricity to end customers (households and businesses). ECLoZ's revenue comes from the sale of this locally generated electricity to om | nieuwe energie, while members also sign up as energy customers of om | nieuwe energie.
2. Membership Fees: Individual members pay €10 per calendar year; organizations and businesses pay €50 per year. Membership confers access to free or discounted services (energy coach visits, energy fixer visits, thermal imaging). This provides a recurring modest revenue stream while lowering the barrier to service adoption.
3. Spinderdeel B Citizen Investment Units: For the Spinder energy storage battery project, ECLoZ facilitates citizen investment through 'Spinderdelen B' — €250 units, with a target of €1,500,000 total, yielding 15-year annual returns for investors. This is not direct ECLoZ revenue but a mechanism to fund cooperative energy infrastructure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ECLoZ is a community-owned energy cooperative that develops, owns and operates local renewable electricity generation projects (solar installations KwatrijnZon, WerftZon, and BurgerZonnepark Vloeivelden, and the Spinderwind wind farm) and delivers that electricity to residents and businesses through the om | nieuwe energie cooperative of cooperatives. Alongside generation, ECLoZ provides free or low-cost home energy advisory services to its members and the wider public, including home energy coaching visits, on-the-spot energy fixing of small efficiency measures, thermal imaging scans, blower door air-leak tests, and walk-in Energieloket advice counters in Kaatsheuvel and Loon op Zand.

Product overview

ECLoZ | om is a cooperative association focused on making the municipality of Loon op Zand energy neutral by 2045. The organization operates two interconnected service areas: energy conservation services (Energiecoach aan huis, Energiefixer aan huis, Energieloket, Warmtebeeldactie, Lekcheck) and local renewable energy generation projects (KwatrijnZon, WerftZon, Spinderwind, BurgerZonnepark Vloeivelden, Energieopslag Spinder). Energy produced is supplied through om | nieuwe energie, a cooperative of energy cooperatives. The cooperative also offers membership for €10/year providing access to free services and participation in energy projects.

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Products and services

• Energiecoach aan huis Home energy coaching service where trained volunteer coaches visit residents at home to provide personalized advice on energy conservation, insulation, heat pumps, solar panels, and applicable subsidies. Free for ECLoZ members (€10/year); €25 for non-members.
• Energiefixer aan huis Handyman service in which energy fixers install small energy-saving measures in the home, including radiator foil, pipe insulation, door draft stoppers, LED bulbs, and water-saving showerheads. Free for ECLoZ members; €25 one-time labour cost for non-members; SamenLoont pass holders receive free labour and free materials up to €100.
• Energieloket (walk-in advice counters) Free drop-in energy advice counters staffed by trained volunteer energy coaches. Located at Het Klavier in Kaatsheuvel (Fridays 14:00–16:00) and Dorpskamer in Loon op Zand (Tuesdays 10:00–12:00). Provides guidance on energy saving, solar panels, heat pumps, and subsidy options without appointment.
• Warmtebeeldactie (thermal imaging scan) Thermal imaging scan service using a specialized camera to detect heat loss in residents' homes. Delivered by an energy coach along with a written report and verbal explanation. Free for ECLoZ members; €25 for non-members; bundled free in the Klimaatweek 2025 promotional offer for new members.
• Lekcheck (blower door test) Blower door test (lekcheck) diagnostic service that pressurizes a home to identify air leaks, drafts, and thermal gaps, enabling targeted sealing with tochtstrips, caulk, or insulation. Demonstrated publicly during Klimaatweek 2025.
• Energielevering (green electricity supply) Green electricity supply service delivering 100% locally generated renewable electricity sourced from ECLoZ's generation projects (KwatrijnZon, WerftZon, Spinderwind, BurgerZonnepark Vloeivelden) to households and businesses via the om | nieuwe energie collective. Customers switch their energy contract through the SamenOM portal.
• KwatrijnZon (solar generation project) ECLoZ's first renewable generation project — 432 solar panels installed on the Kwatrijnstal of Sjaak Sprangers in Kaatsheuvel. Generates approximately 110,000 kWh per year, equivalent to the consumption of 40 households, and saves over 50,000 kg of CO2 annually. Real-time production data is publicly available via the SolarEdge monitoring platform.
• WerftZon (rooftop solar project) Postcoderoos solar project consisting of 224 cooperative-owned solar panels on the roof of Sporthal De Werft in Kaatsheuvel. Operational since May 2019 with a 15-year project term. Certificates were sold to local participants at €190 each to fund the installation.
• Spinderwind (wind generation project) Wind farm project comprising four wind turbines at the De Spinder site in Tilburg-Noord, co-realized with 10 other regional energy cooperatives. Operational since spring 2020 with 50% local/citizen ownership (the other half is held by Spinderwind BV). Annual output is sufficient for approximately 7,500 households.
• BurgerZonnepark Vloeivelden (community solar park) Community-owned solar park built on former municipal wastewater fields (vloeivelden) at Heideweg in Loon op Zand. Operational since 16 October 2023 and generates 10.5 million kWh per year, enough to power approximately 3,800 households. 50% of the required own capital was raised from local residents and businesses, with co-financing from Klimaatfonds Nederland. Over 1,000 shrubs were planted around the site as an ecological buffer.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10.5 million kWh generated annually by BurgerZonnepark Vloeivelden (enough for ~3,800 households)
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Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Coöperatie Energie Hart van BrabantminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 November 2015Bert Branderhorst (ECLoZ founding chair) was instrumental in establishing the Coöperatie Energie Hart van Brabant, a cooperation between local energy cooperatives in the Hart van Brabant region. This is a regional network of cooperatives sharing knowledge, resources, and joint advocacy.
• om | nieuwe energie (formerly Duurzame Energie Unie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECLoZ is a member cooperative of the om | nieuwe energie cooperative, a federation of local Dutch energy cooperatives. Together with dozens of other local cooperatives, ECLoZ contributes its locally generated electricity (from KwatrijnZon, WerftZon, Spinderwind, and BurgerZonnepark) to the collective. The collective delivers 100% sustainable, locally produced electricity to customers and has been named the most sustainable energy supplier in the Netherlands seven times. ECLoZ's energy flows into om's grid and ECLoZ's customers switch to om for their energy supply. ECLoZ joined on 16 June 2016 in a ceremony attended by Marjan Minnesma of Urgenda.
• AtterocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAttero is the owner of the site in Tilburg-Noord where the four Spinderwind turbines stand and where the Spinder battery will be placed. Attero is a waste processing company and a co-owner (along with Energiefonds Brabant and the cooperative) of the Spinder energy storage battery project.
• 10 other energy cooperatives in Hart van Brabant regioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECLoZ co-realized the Spinderwind wind park together with 10 other energy cooperatives in the region. Each cooperative participates in the ownership and governance of the four-turbine wind park, which is operated by Spinderwind BV. This collaborative model provides shared risk and capital efficiency.
• Gemeente Loon op Zand (Municipality)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe municipality of Loon op Zand is a key strategic partner in ECLoZ's projects. The municipality supported the development of the BurgerZonnepark on former municipal vloeivelden, facilitated permitting, and participated in the inaugural Klimaatweek 2025. Alderman Louis Laros represents the municipality in ECLoZ-related ceremonies. The municipality's coalitieakkoord (coalition agreement) commits to a sustainable, healthy, and connected community.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Energie VanOns: Regional energy cooperative in the Achterhoek region of Gelderland. Runs community-owned wind/solar projects and supplies green energy to members through the cooperative, mirroring ECLoZ's combination of local generation ownership and collective energy supply.
• om | nieuwe energie: Parent cooperative of dozens of Dutch local energy cooperatives, including ECLoZ. Supplies 100% green electricity nationally and has been named the most sustainable energy supplier in the Netherlands seven consecutive times. ECLoZ's generation flows into this collective's grid and members switch their energy supply through it.
• Zeeuwind: Citizen cooperative in Zeeland that developed the Neeltje Jans wind park and now operates as a regional energy supplier. Closely mirrors ECLoZ's cooperative-owned renewable generation and community engagement model in a different Dutch region.
• ValleiEnergie: Regional Dutch energy cooperative operating in the Food Valley / Vallei region. Comparable to ECLoZ as a local cooperative that combines community renewable generation with energy advice and member services, and is part of the broader Dutch cooperative energy movement.
• Coöperatie Deltawind: Dutch community-owned wind cooperative on Goeree-Overflakkee with the Windpark Krammer and Windpark Bouwdokken. Operates the same citizen-owned cooperative model as ECLoZ's Spinderwind participation, with local residents as co-owners of utility-scale wind generation.

Broad incumbents

• Pure Energie: Dutch green energy supplier with own wind and solar generation assets. Provides comparable renewable supply service to ECLoZ's offering through om | nieuwe energie but at national scale with commercially-financed projects.
• Greenchoice: Largest 100% green Dutch energy supplier, supplying renewable electricity and gas nationwide. Competes with ECLoZ's om | nieuwe energie partnership for environmentally-minded Dutch households, but operates as a commercial company rather than a member-owned cooperative.
• Vandebron: Dutch green energy marketplace connecting local producers (farmers, cooperatives) directly with consumers. Overlaps with ECLoZ's mission of connecting local renewable generators to end users, but operates nationally as a commercial platform.
• Eneco: Major Dutch energy company with significant wind and solar generation across the Netherlands. Competes broadly with ECLoZ/om | nieuwe energie for green energy customers in Loon op Zand, but operates as a large incumbent utility rather than a community cooperative.
• Vattenfall (Nederland): Major European energy company operating in the Netherlands (formerly Nuon) with utility-scale wind and solar generation. Serves as a broad incumbent competitor in the Dutch renewable energy supply market where ECLoZ also competes via om | nieuwe energie.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles8 records

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Investors

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