Zentrum für Therapeutisches Reiten Johannisberg e.V.
Association participation in a riding facility
Association · therapeutic riding & hospitality · Johannisberg · Delivered 2024/2025
−60% electricity costs · association participation via profit-sharing rights
Who is behind it
- Industry
- Agriculture / therapeutic riding & hospitality
- Organisation
- Zentrum für Therapeutisches Reiten Johannisberg e.V.
- Website
- johannisberg.net
- Management
- Marion Drache
The challenge
To lower operating costs and modernise its energy infrastructure, the centre delivered a future-proof concept — actively involving association members.
How we delivered it
- 01
Consulting & planning
Identifying the economically optimal expansion path. All consumers and producers were mapped; load scenarios were modelled with energybrickbuilder.ai.
- 02
New PV system
A new 25 kWp PV system was installed on the riding facility roof.
- 03
Post-EEG use
The existing 15-year-old PV system was technically upgraded and kept in service for self-consumption.
- 04
Charging infrastructure
Two 11 kW charging points for electric vehicles were installed.
- 05
Association participation
Through profit-sharing rights, association members are invited to participate — the design builds trust and a strong sense of involvement on both sides.
What the project achieves
- Cost reduction: electricity costs fall 60% per year.
- CO₂ reduction: 10 t CO₂e p.a. via PV electricity (27 MWh at 380 g/kWh).
- Extended lifetime of the existing system through post-EEG upgrade.
Impact at a glance
−60%
Electricity cost reduction
25 kWp
New PV capacity
2 × 11 kW
Charging points
10 t p.a.
CO₂ avoidance
Cost and savings overview
| Cost factor | Before | After (new PV & post-EEG) | Saving / effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity costs | Standard grid supply | High self-consumption | −60% p.a. |
| PV electricity generated | – | 27 MWh p.a. | – |
| CO₂ emissions (electricity) | ~10 t CO₂e | 0 t CO₂e | −10 t CO₂e p.a. |
Pictures from the project



„Modernising our facility and adding new charging infrastructure not only cuts our energy costs drastically but takes our existing system into a sustainable future."
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