“Sunshine Passbook” illuminates Yanjiang Village

Yanjiang Village in Xincheng Town, Yizheng City, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, a national permanent farmland conservation area, began its green energy transformation in 2024. On December 25, 2023, Jiangsu Province’s first energy cooperative, the Yizheng Xuzhong Energy Cooperative, was established. Villager Liu Hongxi installed 72 solar photovoltaic panels and received an initial installation fee of 14,400 yuan. He also received 50 yuan in rental income per panel every quarter, bringing his annual income to over 10,000 yuan. To date, the cooperative has 103 participating households, with an installed capacity of 2.8 megawatts, generating over 1 million yuan in cumulative revenue for the villagers. The cooperative plans to increase its installed capacity to 4 megawatts by 2025, benefiting even more  villagers.