We want to see cultural spaces like ours providing cultural and technical foundations for the energy transition, as we are rooted in local communities we can connect as life support system for art, culture and energy.
"Climate change", "green energy transition" and "sustainability" often appear as overwhelming global challenges. We have created a space where these challenges become relational and human-scale. We are not putting it on you to "save the planet," rather join a shared practice of caring for a common resource together. In this sense, Stromkreis is not only about energy, it is about fostering agency, trust, and collective capacity.
We want energy that connects people, producers and principles
Why this community exist?
Stromkreis exists to make the energy transition tangible, local, and participatory. Most people support renewable energy in principle, but energy systems often feel distant, technical, and outside their influence. Stromkreis creates a concrete way for people to become active participants rather than passive consumers. It allows citizens, neighbours, and community organisations to collectively produce, share, and govern renewable energy.
Why is a cultural center involved?
Die Bäckerei provides the social, cultural and technical infrastructure that makes participation possible. Energy communities often struggle because they focus primarily on technology and administration. Die Bäckerei contributes something different:
A trusted community space.
Existing networks of citizens, artists, researchers, entrepreneurs, and public actors.
Experience in hosting dialogue, participation, and collective decision-making.
Formats that translate complex topics into accessible experiences.
Long-term community-building capacity.
A solar panel can generate electricity. A cultural center can generate meaning. Die Bäckerei creates the conversations, encounters, stories, and relationships that help people understand why the energy transition matters and how they can participate in it, it is where technical infrastructure and social imagination meet. Without community, energy remains a technical project. With community, energy becomes a shared cultural practice.
Why should someone join instead of only buying electricity from a conventional supplier?
A conventional supplier sells electricity. Stromkreis offers participation.
By joining, members:
Support local renewable generation.
Contribute to a more resilient regional energy system.
Help develop innovative community energy models.
Participate in democratic forms of energy governance.
Become part of a European effort to create fairer and more inclusive energy systems.
Importantly, participation is designed to remain simple and flexible. Members can engage at the level that suits them—whether they simply want renewable energy or wish to contribute more actively to community development.