Ceprano Solar Park

Intro

Acquired by GridShare in 2024, the Ceprano Solar Park is the first shared energy project carried out by the company. The plant has an installed power of 499 kWp and generates about 850 MWh per year.
The park, equipped with 707 solar panels mounted on monoaxial trackers, is located on an industrial plot of about 11,500 m², thanks to which investors can directly participate in the energy transition and benefit from the revenues deriving from the sale of the energy produced.

Story

The Ceprano Solar Park represents the first shared solar park in Italy promoted by GridShare. The collection campaign was carried out through the crowdfunding platform CrowdFundMe, with the aim of allowing citizens and businesses to participate directly in the production of renewable energy.
The plant was built by the company i-Pergola on behalf of the Democratic Energy vehicle, consisting of GridShare and managed without intermediaries. The project was born as a model of shared production and democratization of energy ownership: each partner becomes a co-owner of the plant and receives a share proportional to their investment of the profits generated by the sale of energy.

Technical characteristics

• Installed power: 499 kWp
• Estimated annual production: about 850 MWh
• Total surface area: 11,500 m² on private land
• Number of panels: 707
• Typology: bifacial solar panels with monoaxial trackers
• Energy sales: energy sold at market price with the addition of a variable CER incentive

Design characteristics

The investment campaign was opened to the public through CrowdFundMe, with shares that can also be subscribed to by small investors. The goal? Allow anyone to become a member of Energia Democratica and obtain a stable return over time, based on the production and sale of electricity.
The project is based on three fundamental principles:

• Cheapness, with a cost of up to 40% lower than the installation of domestic panels.
• Stable profitability, thanks to the constant cash flows generated by the plant.
• Sustainability, with the possibility for every investor to contribute to the production of clean energy in Italy.

The secret anecdote

The Ceprano park is located in an area with high solar radiation, particularly favorable to photovoltaic production. The plant uses monoaxial trackers that follow the movement of the sun, a technology that increases energy efficiency by up to 20% compared to fixed systems. Since the panels follow the sun from east to west throughout the day, they are also called “sunflower” modules. When the pallet of panels arrived in stock, with them, our supplier also sent us a sunflower plant as a good omen, which we still water carefully today.

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