TY - JOUR U1 - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed) A1 - Wagner, Oliver A1 - Berlo, Kurt T1 - Remunicipalisation and foundation of municipal utilities in the German energy sector : details about newly established enterprises N2 - Since the majority of network concession contracts in Germany were set to expire some time between 2005 and 2016, a window of opportunity arose in which to rebuild and remunicipalise the local energy supply. As a result, 72 new local power companies were established in Germany within the space of just seven years (between early 2005 and late 2012). This paper provides an introduction to the topic of establishing municipal utilities in Germany. The findings were identified on the basis of the comprehensive screening of all newly established municipal utilities in Germany. Our analysis provides information about regional concentration, the size of municipalities, the legal forms of the newly founded municipal public utilities and the role of strategic partnerships. The key findings are that remunicipalisation is not a question of size and that knowledge gaps may be closed by entering into close strategic partnerships. T2 - Journal of sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems VL - 5 Y1 - 2017 UN - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:wup4-opus-66926 U6 - https://dx.doi.org/10.13044/j.sdewes.d5.0152 DO - https://dx.doi.org/10.13044/j.sdewes.d5.0152 IS - 3 SP - 396 EP - 407 ER -