ENERCOOP HAUTS-DE-FRANCE

What ENERCOOP HAUTS-DE-FRANCE does

Enercoop Hauts-de-France is a regional renewable energy cooperative headquartered in Lille, operating within the federated Enercoop network of French citizen-owned energy cooperatives. The cooperative supplies 100% renewable electricity to particuliers, professionnels, and collectivités across the Hauts-de-France territory on a subscription basis with monthly billing, and is simultaneously building a portfolio of citizen-owned production projects (1 active project and 8 in emergence phase as of December 31, 2023). Its service platform extends beyond kWh supply into a Bureau d'Études for solar feasibility studies, energy sobriety consulting under the "Plus d'Actes, Moins de Watts" programme, autoconsommation solutions, electric mobility offerings, recycled wood pellets group purchasing, renovation grants (Prime Rénovation / CEE), and educational workshops and training. Underlying technology is operational rather than proprietary software: it combines a renewable electricity supply contract (resold via the national Enercoop network), local solar feasibility consulting, and citizen-funded project development via a Société Intermédiaire de Développement (SID) partnership with Enercoop Production Nord Normandie and Enercoop Normandie.

The entity is governed as a cooperative with 1,938 sociétaires (members) and a 13-member Board of Administration as of December 31, 2023; members participate democratically in decisions and act as both customers and owners. The GTM motion is community-led and direct-to-consumer: customer acquisition runs through the online subscription portal (souscription.enercoop.fr), phone-based customer service, and a regional office in Lille, supported by an Enerblog and email newsletter for top-of-funnel engagement. Revenue is generated from subscription electricity supply, professional services fees (solar and thermal feasibility studies, energy sobriety consulting, training), and transactional margins on group wood pellet purchases; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The cooperative employs 8 people and operates exclusively in the Hauts-de-France region.

Name

ENERCOOP HAUTS-DE-FRANCE

Legal name

Enercoop Hauts-de-France

Website

https://hautsdefrance.enercoop.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Enercoop Hauts-de-France is a citizen-owned renewable energy cooperative in Lille that supplies 100% renewable electricity and related energy services to 3,450 households, professionals, and local authorities across the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Electricity Supply

NAICS

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211), Solar Electric Power Generation (221114)

SIC

Electric Services (4911), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Electric Cooperatives (Rural/Member-Owned Utilities) (EUADABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Demand Response & Load Flexibility Services (EUAMAJAF), Residential DER Aggregation & VPPs (Solar+Storage, Smart Home, Community) (EUAFAHAA), Interconnection, Permitting & Grid Services for DERs (EUAMAJAH)

Keywords

• Renewable electricity supply
• Citizen energy cooperative
• Photovoltaic solar studies
• Energy efficiency services
• Solar self-consumption

Headquarters

HQ city

Lille, Hautsdefrance

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Electricity supply: Fourniture d'électricité renouvelable aux particuliers, professionnels et collectivités dans la région Hauts-de-France. Subscription-based model with monthly billing.
2. Bureau d'Études services: Solar photovoltaic feasibility studies and project accompaniment services for customers wanting to become energy producers
3. Energy sobriety services: Energy efficiency services including personalized support, workshops, training sessions, and solutions for reducing energy consumption
4. Wood pellets sales: Grouped orders of recycled wood pellets for sociétaires

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Enercoop Hauts-de-France is a citizen-owned cooperative that supplies 100% renewable electricity to households, professionals, and local authorities in the Hauts-de-France region. Beyond electricity supply, the cooperative offers a Bureau d'Études Photovoltaïque for solar feasibility studies, the Plus d'Actes Moins de Watts energy sobriety programme, recycled wood pellets, electric mobility support, and renovation incentive assistance. Members (sociétaires) participate in cooperative governance and the development of local renewable energy production projects.

Product overview

Enercoop Hauts-de-France is a local, citizen-driven renewable energy cooperative operating across the Hauts-de-France region. The cooperative offers a comprehensive portfolio centered on its core electricity supply service, supplemented by specialized services including a photovoltaic study bureau for solar installation projects, renewable energy production co-development, recycled wood pellets, educational workshops and training, solar solutions, self-consumption options, renovation incentives (Prime Rénovation), electric mobility support, and energy savings programs (Plus d'Actes, Moins de Watts). Customers can also become sociétaires (member-shareholders) to participate in cooperative governance and development. The offering is structured as a single coordinated platform with multiple complementary service modules addressing the full spectrum of renewable energy needs from supply to production to consumption optimization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Offre de fourniture d'électricité Enercoop

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Enercoop Production Nord NormandiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSociété Intermédiaire de Développement (SID) partnership with Enercoop Hauts-de-France and Enercoop Normandie for developing renewable energy production projects in the northern region. Collaboration for shared project development and citizen energy initiatives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Enercoop Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Sister Enercoop regional cooperative with the same offer mix (renewable supply, solar studies, sociétaire model). Useful benchmark for growth trajectory and project pipeline conversion outside of Hauts-de-France.
• ilek: French renewable energy supplier with a strong local-producer and citizen-engagement narrative (biofioul, biomethane, green electricity). Comparable positioning to Enercoop's circuit-court approach and active in the same Hauts-de-France territory.
• ekWateur: Independent French green electricity and gas supplier marketing local/renewable supply with subscription pricing. Direct competitor in the same SMB/residential green supply segment as Enercoop Hauts-de-France.
• Alterna: Cooperative-rooted French green electricity supplier serving residential and professional customers; directly competes on renewable supply with Enercoop and shares the cooperative/mission-driven angle.
• Enercoop Normandie: Another regional Enercoop cooperative geographically adjacent to Hauts-de-France, sharing the SID partnership structure. Same cooperative model, same renewable supply focus, same sociétaire governance — directly comparable across all dimensions.
• Planète Oui: French green electricity supplier (now part of BayWa r.e.) offering 100% renewable supply to residential and pros; competes head-to-head with Enercoop for the same eco-conscious customer base using a non-cooperative model.
• Enercoop Nationale: The national federation of the Enercoop cooperative network and effectively the parent brand for Enercoop Hauts-de-France. Operates the same 100% renewable supply model, shared sociétaire platform (Village sociétaires), and common pricing infrastructure — directly comparable offering and customer proposition.
• Enercoop Bretagne: Sister regional cooperative within the same Enercoop network, operating identical renewable supply, Bureau d'Études, and citizen-engagement services but in a different French region. Directly comparable business model, scale, and value proposition to Hauts-de-France.

Broad incumbents

• ENGIE: Major French multi-utility with growing renewable retail offers for residential and professional customers; competes broadly for the green-switcher segment Enercoop targets and brings far larger marketing and operational resources.
• EDF (Électricité de France): The dominant French electricity utility with the regulated tariff offer and large-scale renewable supply; Enercoop's customers are predominantly switchers from EDF. Not a niche competitor but the incumbent baseline against which Enercoop's renewable premium is sold.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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