Company

FAMILY OF POWER

is a non-profit, cooperative European society dedicated to promoting regional, eco-social economic regions.

... offers individuals and businesses a harmonious economic culture that supports both individual and cooperative development, allowing everyone to contribute their skills to shape their lives.

... promotes the establishment of today's market-ready e-mobility in all its aspects (development, production, rental, e-car sharing models, charging stations).

... supports the use of renewable energies, especially the decentralized generation of solar power through cooperative 'POWER-investments'.

... cooperates with all those who wish to actively participate in promoting regional, sustainable economic areas – with the local community always at the heart of these efforts.

Non-profit

Non-profit
or public benefit refers to actions by individuals or organizations that serve the common good.

Common Good
is understood as the opposite of individual or group interests within a community.

Common Good refers to the well-being – the common best, the common benefit – of a community.

Community
refers to all forms of human coexistence in a general, public community that extend beyond the family unit.

Community
refers to a manageable social group (such as a family, municipality, or circle of friends) whose members are closely connected by a strong sense of 'we'. Community is considered the most fundamental form of coexistence and a basic element of society.

Family refers to a living community based on partnership, marriage, or descent. A family is a close kinship group.

A municipality or commune / community refers to the territorial bodies that represent the smallest spatial-administrative, or political-geographical, administrative units. This corresponds to the LAU-2 level (LAU = Local Area Unit) of the European Union.

cooperative

FAMILY OF POWER collaborates with everyone who wants to actively contribute to promoting eco-social economic regions –
the local community is at the heart of our efforts.

European Cooperative

Key facts about the legal structure of FAMILY OF POWER as a European Cooperative Society with limited liability (SCE mbH):

The SCE has a non-profit, cooperative focus. People always come first.
A one-time purchase of a business share is required. There are no ongoing membership fees.
Any individual can become a member by purchasing a business share for € 12.
Any legal entity can become a member by purchasing a business share for € 120.
Each member's liability is limited to the amount of their business share (e.g., € 12!).
Limited Liability Company – FAMILY OF POWER SCE mbH.
Members are not obligated to contribute additional capital.
The organization is structured into regions. The focus of these regions is the municipality / community / section.
Decisions within the community are made by consensus, with fewer than 12% objections.

Download: EUR-Lex / Access to European Union law / Summary of legislation in all languages & formats COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1435/2003 of 22 July 2003 on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society (SCE).

Download: COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1435/2003 (SCE) – German

Download: FOUNDING DOCUMENT AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION of FAMILY OF POWER SCE with limited liability

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FAMILY OF POWER supports goals, measures, and projects in the following areas:

eco-social

Eco-social products and services with regional added value are sustainable,
meaning they are ecologically and socially responsible towards future generations.

FAMILY OF POWER promotes with an eco-social focus

… renewable energies – especially the generation and optimized use of photovoltaic power.
… the establishment of market-ready e-mobility in all aspects (development, production, e-charging, e-carsharing)
… the purchasing power and revitalization of an economic region (Power bonus system)
… the expansion and quality of childcare and educational services for children
… organic agriculture and forestry, with high-quality food and renewable raw materials

The eco-social motto is:
“More quality of life for everyone – today and tomorrow.”
All people and future generations have the right to a good life in an intact environment.

Economic Regions

An economic region is formed from

a municipality,
parts of a municipality, or
a municipal association (a voluntary, elected merger of neighboring municipalities)

constituted.

12,000 to 24,000 inhabitants form the optimal size for an economic region.
Cities and/or municipalities with more than 24,000 inhabitants are divided into several economic regions.

An economic region is also referred to as a section.

Digression on the Statute of the European Cooperative Society (SCE)
According to Article 63 of the EU Regulation on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society (SCE), the Articles of Association of FAMILY OF POWER provide for an organizational division into sections and sectors.

The organization into sections (= economic regions) exists because FAMILY OF POWER operates its “activities in more than one geographical unit and has several branches.”

The organization into sectors (= activities, e.g., childcare and education, agriculture, e-carsharing, etc.) exists because FAMILY OF POWER “operates different activities.”

The entirety of all interconnected and interdependent sectors (= activities) within a section (= economic region) is referred to as a regional economy.

Region refers to an area that forms a geographical, political, economic, and/or administrative unit.