Iberdrola Spain Reaches 1,000 Solar Communities in the Country

Iberdrola España, Iberdrola's subsidiary in Spain, has now reached 1,000 solar communities in the country and thus facilitates access to self-consumption for more than 100,000 families. In 2015, the company was a pioneer in offering self-consumption to its customers. Aware that more than two-thirds of the country's population lives in high-rise buildings, in 2019 it launched solar communities, a solution that allows any neighbour located less than 2 km from an installation to access 100% renewable energy.

Iberdrola's solar communities allow you to enjoy all the benefits of solar energy, without the need to have photovoltaic panels on your own roofs or rooftops, or to make any investment, as it is the company that is responsible for carrying out the installation and finding the best location.

Among the locations with the highest number of Iberdrola Solar Communities, with 170 installations, Madrid is in first place, followed by the Valencian Community (148). Meanwhile, Extremadura, with more than 19,000 families, is the region in which the largest number of households can have access to self-consumption through this solution.

The more than 1,000 Solar Communities implemented by Iberdrola enable savings of up to 30% on customers' electricity bills, a fact that adds to the benefit of reducing dependence on fossil fuels. Each Solar Community will prevent the emission of around 640 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere over the next 30 years, which improves the air quality of the places where they are installed.