Private company

Enercoop

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French electric utility cooperative company

Enercoop is a French electric utility cooperative company. It uses only renewable energy and is the only electric utility in France to be a cooperative. Its founding members include Greenpeace and other proponents of environmental protection and the ethical economy, such as La Nef, a French cooperative bank and the Friends of the Earth association.2 It was founded by Patrick Behm, Julien Noé, Friends of the Earth - France and Biocoop and others.1 Its chief executive is Catherine El Arouni (since 2022).1 It employed 137 people in 2022.1 Its revenue was €175 million in 2024.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Sep 7, 2005Founded1
  • Industrytrade of electricity1
  • HeadquartersParis, France1
  • Websitewww.enercoop.fr
  • Legal formSA union de sociétés coopératives à conseil d'administration, shared interest cooperative enterprise1
  • Kind of organizationCooperative1
  • LEI969500F449V7S06MRC663
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address174 BOULEVARD DE LA VILLETTE, 75019 Paris, France3
  • Registered withNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, 4842230943

Enercoop is a French electric utility cooperative company. It uses only renewable energy and is the only electric utility in France to be a cooperative. Its founding members include Greenpeace and other proponents of environmental protection and the ethical economy, such as La Nef, a French cooperative bank and the Friends of the Earth association. As of mid-2014, Enercoop has 20,000 clients.2

Corporate structure

Enercoop sits at the top of its group. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Enercoop Paris, France
    • Enercoop production Subsidiary · France
    • Énergie Partagée Coopérative Subsidiary · France
    • Énergie Partagée Étude Subsidiary · France

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Biocoop, Friends of the Earth - France, Greenpeace France, Julien Noé, La Nef, Patrick Behm and Réseau Cler on Sep 7, 2005.1

Enercoop was created in 2005 and initially, as the French electricity market wasn't yet liberalized, Enercoop just had companies as customers. Later on, in 2007, as the market was liberalized, Enercoop started to grow and totalized more than 200 customers.

In 2011, after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Enercoop went from 3,000 customers in 2009 to 10,000 in late 2011.

In 2014, Enercoop had 20,000 customers.

As of 2021, Enercoop had 100,000 customers

From Wikipedia’s article on Enercoop, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Leadership

Who has led Enercoop, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • design agency
  • electricity supply company

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Enercoop production
  • Énergie Partagée Coopérative
  • Énergie Partagée Étude

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

Enercoop employees by year1137 in 2022+471% since 2014
0501001502014: 242420142019: 1271272019+429%2020: 1361362020+7%2021: 1361362021+0%2022: 1371372022+1%
  • 20221371
  • 20211361
  • 20201361
  • 20191271
  • 2014241

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Enercoop revenue by year1174.8M EUR in 2024+345% since 2016
0100.0M EUR200.0M EUR300.0M EUR2016: 39.3M EUR39.3M EUR20162017: 58.7M EUR58.7M EUR2017+50%2018: 84.6M EUR84.6M EUR2018+44%2019: 85.5M EUR85.5M EUR2019+1%2020: 95.8M EUR95.8M EUR2020+12%2021: 134.9M EUR134.9M EUR2021+41%2022: 233.4M EUR233.4M EUR2022+73%2023: 226.2M EUR226.2M EUR2023−3%2024: 174.8M EUR174.8M EUR2024−23%
  • 2024174.8M EUR1
  • 2023226.2M EUR1
  • 2022233.4M EUR1
  • 2021134.9M EUR1
  • 202095.8M EUR1
  • 201985.5M EUR1

Net income

Enercoop net income by year19.4M EUR in 2024
-5.0M EUR05.0M EUR10.0M EUR15.0M EUR20.0M EUR2016: -862.5K EUR-862.5K EUR20162017: -2.1M EUR-2.1M EUR2017+147%2018: -1.4M EUR-1.4M EUR2018−36%2019: 1.6M EUR1.6M EUR20192020: 2.6M EUR2.6M EUR2020+58%2021: -3.6M EUR-3.6M EUR20212022: 2.3M EUR2.3M EUR20222023: 16.0M EUR16.0M EUR2023+583%2024: 9.4M EUR9.4M EUR2024−41%
  • 20249.4M EUR1
  • 202316.0M EUR1
  • 20222.3M EUR1
  • 2021-3.6M EUR1
  • 20202.6M EUR1
  • 20191.6M EUR1

Timeline

  1. Mar 10, 2022New chief executive Catherine El Arouni becomes CEO1
  2. 2019New chief executive Amandine Albizzati becomes CEO1
  3. Sep 7, 2005Founded Founded1

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