B
NARRATIVE VALUE
Certainty
●●● high
ABCDEFG
There is no confirmed −; independently verified + decide the position (B). No unreachable strike-through.= non-additive meter
As of: 2026-Q4Status: ActiveCeiling reason: No confirmed −
History2026-Q4BHistory grows each quarter
Som Energia: The people who buy the electricity own the electricity company. The letter is B; certainty is high. Unconfirmed concerns are placed under “Watching.” (As of 2026-Q4; estimate based on public information.)
Main narrative
In 2010, in Girona in Catalonia, 150 people put in capital to start a small co-operative. The people who buy the electricity own the company that sells it — that is what Som Energia (Catalan for 'we are energy') is. Members hold one vote each, and the general assembly decides not how to divide profits but where and what kind of generation to build.
It sells only renewable electricity and owns generating plants of its own. Fifteen years after founding, membership has passed 86,000 and contracts 118,000, across mainland Spain and the Balearic and Canary Islands. Its recent focus is 'energy communities': helping the residents of a village or a city block put solar panels on their roofs together and keep generation and consumption within the neighborhood. In 2025, 11 such communities were operating, 444 were in the process of being set up, and 2,190 people were taking part. People are being moved from buying electricity to making it and sharing it.
One person’s story (N1)
+ A single story
The benefit appears collectively. A co-operative started with capital from 150 people has reached more than 86,000 members and 118,000 contracts in fifteen years. Members hold one vote each and the general assembly decides where and what kind of generation to build. In 2025, 11 local shared-generation projects ('energy communities') were operating, 444 were being set up and 2,190 people were taking part. People who were buying electricity have moved to making and sharing it. Nature of sources: program-official plus independent (economic press).
Source nature: Som Energia / Alternativas Económicas / T2 program-official and industry media. Positive effects are not used to offset negatives.
Positive / negative effects
+ effects
- The positive side of this assessment rests on the single story (N1) above and its source. A per-item ledger of positive effects has not yet been compiled for this organization.T2 program-official and industry media
Watching (unconfirmed; not counted in the assessment)- Electricity-market price volatility and regulatory change
- skew in who is able to participate
Looking ahead (not included in the assessment)- Supporting the launch of energy communities and expanding its own generation.
A second look
Price volatility in the electricity market and changes in regulation affect a co-operative as much as anyone. Participation requires the capital contribution and a contract, which leaves open the separate question of how this reaches the households most burdened by energy costs.
Sources
+N1Som Energia / Alternativas Económicas｜Som Energia incrementa la producción renovable propia｜2026｜🔗
How to read this assessment
A Independently verified +, with no confirmed −
B Leans +, with independent backing
C Mixed. A confirmed − sets the ceiling, or much is unverified
D A serious confirmed − sets the ceiling
E A serious − reaches the core of the organization
F Serious and systemic, with little redeeming +
G Only extreme cases
Out of scope An entity whose core purpose is illegal
On hold Independent evidence is scarce on both + and −
- Reachable upper bound (ceiling): a confirmed − sets the ceiling, and independently verified + decide the position within it. + do not cancel out −.
- The weight of evidence is not symmetric: only confirmed − are counted; the volume of disputes or allegations goes under “Watching.” + are counted from independent evidence, while an organization’s own PR is treated as “reference.”
- Size is not value: scale is not used in the assessment. Matters that stay within money or competition—investors, shareholders, sanctions, trade secrets—are also excluded.
- The letter (assessment) and certainty (how reliable the information is) are separate axes.
This is a translation; the Japanese version is authoritative. The assessments here are generated automatically by AI based on published criteria. The operator does not alter individual results. Because they are AI-generated they may contain errors, and they are opinion and commentary, not statements of fact. Where evidence is insufficient, the entry is marked “On hold.” Requests for correction are accepted via the form.
Terms: Narrative Value = an assessment (A–G) of the distance between the narrative an organization tells and its reality / Ceiling meter = a visualization of the reachable upper bound / Watching = unconfirmed matters not counted / Protected stakeholders = people, animals, nature, and future generations. | Generated by: AI | As of: 2026-Q4 | Back to top