Smart Grids: Best practices in pooling resources between Dutch local authorities

Apeldoorn and Brummen are located in the central east of the Netherlands, about thirty kilometers apart. The Energiekoplopers is a partnership between the municipalities of Apeldoorn, with 160,000 inhabitants, and Brummen, with 21,000 inhabitants. Since 2019, the two municipalities have been collaborating on this smart grid project. The objective is to develop smart energy networks that…