Taradell Sostenible now has 111 members and supplies power to more than 100 households

They have also partnered with another 2 energy coops in the region, La Tonenca and Balenyà , to help vulnerable families, and not just in terms of fuel poverty (which is defined as low-income, energy-inefficient households where a high proportion of income is spent on energy supply)

They basically do what environmentalists have long advocated: the spread of energy communities, in which solar panels on the rooftops of government buildings, warehouses and sports facilities supply electricity to nearby homes and business

The Central Cooperative of Social Services of Lara (Spanish: Central Cooperativa de Servicios Sociales de Lara; CECOSESOLA) is a cooperative federation in the Venezuelan state of Lara. It was established in 1967, when a number of cooperatives in Barquisimeto came together to provide a system of social services to their members. Following the collapse of its public transport bus service, which had operated in the late-1970s until it was shut down by the local government, the organization went through a period of reorganization. In 1983, CECOSESOLA workers abolished the cooperative's internal hierarchy and established a system of workers' self-management, which involved consensus decision-making, regular job rotation and equal pay for equal work. The organization then set up weekly food markets in the city's most underserved areas, which resulted in the rapid growth of CECOSESOLA. The organization gained enough influence that it was able to pressure the Hugo Chávez government to change the country's cooperative law. It also developed a robust solidarity economy, which gave the city of Barquisimeto a level of protection from the pervasive shortages in Venezuela. By the 21st century, CECOSESOLA had grown to count more than 20,000 active members and 150,000 customers at its food markets. Its growth enabled the organization to establish clinics, mutual savings banks and a self-managed hospital along cooperative lines.

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/33507094

Another example of a resilient coop

Mondragon, United Steel Workers, and the Ohio Employee Ownership Center wrote a larger document detailing this concept here.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/10233241

More info here: https://www.mondragon-corporation.com/en/

Video interview on how Modragon operates (June 2021 - 52:35):

Let's meet with Mondragon, the biggest cooperative in the world

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Acknowledgement: This case study is part of the Complex Networks for Cooperative Economies report, the result of research conducted by the International Centre for Cooperative Management at Saint Mary's University, in collaboration with the British Columbia Cooperative Association (BCCA).