Empirical Study of Re-Establishment of Municipal Utilities in Germany

Takuo Nakayama

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Empirical Study of Re-Establishment of Municipal Utilities in Germany

Takuo Nakayama

Published in International Journal of Business and Economics Research (Volume 6, Issue 5)

Received: 25 September 2017 Accepted: 14 October 2017 Published: 16 November 2017

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Abstract

In recent years, a number of new municipal utilities (Stadtwerke) re-established in energy sector in Germany. From the end of 1980s through the 1990s, the privatization of utilities and outsourcing was a dominant trend; recently, a reverse paradigm can be seen, with local governments showing a remarkable tendency to establish new public energy companies. In this paper, focusing on trends in re-municipalization of energy business occurring in Germany, especially focusing on decentralized power systems by municipalities. On the other hand, this paper confirmed the concept of re-municipalization and clarified the goal that the local governments are aiming for. Through the activities, these municipalities are aiming to work at all stages of the value chain of new local economic value added creation. These activities cover many areas related to energy supply.

Published in	International Journal of Business and Economics Research (Volume 6, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijber.20170605.16
Page(s)	124-133
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2017. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Municipal Utility, Re-Municipalization, Local Value Added, Decentralized Energy System, Renewable Energy

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