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Exemplary projects and initiatives are implemented and replicated at local and regional level. The following best practices are categorised by topic and geographic area.

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2026

Bringing energy communities closer: Catalonia’s ComunitatEnergetica.cat platform

The Catalan Energy Institute (ICAEN) has developed ComunitatEnergetica.cat, a platform helping citizens, businesses and public authorities discover, simulate and join…

2026

Building a national one-stop shop network for renewable energy communities

The Energy and Sustainable Development Agency of Modena (AESS) plays a key role in Italy's RENOSS initiative, translating national goals…

2026

Energy Sharing for Inclusion: The Agra do Amial Renewable Energy Community

The Regional Energy Agency of Porto (AdEPorto) led the Agra do Amial Renewable Energy Community in Porto, Portugal. Since mid-2024,…

2025

Self-Consumption Roundtable in Castilla y León

The Ente Regional de la Energía de Castilla y León launched a regional Roundtable to boost self-consumption through dialogue, training,…

2025

Energy Communities: Empowering Citizens Through Knowledge and Engagement

SHAREs supported the creation of 386 energy communities across Europe by equipping citizens, municipalities, and local actors with tools, mentoring,…

2025

Empowering Energy Communities at Every Level

AGENEX empowers citizens across Extremadura and beyond to create energy communities through tailored advice and cross-border cooperation. Their flagship projects…

2024

Over 170 renewable energy communities in Upper Austria

OÖ Energiesparverband has added a One-Stop Shop for Energy Communities to its service portfolio. Since 2021, it has successfully supported…

2024

Citizen and cooperative renewable energies in Occitanie

In 2014, the Occitanie Region adopted an ambitious strategy for the development of Citizen and Cooperative Renewable Energy (EnRCC), aiming…

2024

International platform for the support of energy communities

Renewable energy communities play a crucial role in enabling citizens to actively contribute to and advocate for the ongoing energy…

2024

Local energy community transformation office

Rivas Vaciamadrid, a municipality situated near Madrid with approximately 100,000 residents, has embraced a strategy for energy management aligned with…

2023

Energizing Communities: Tiszamente’s Innovative Path to Local Sustainable Energy

In Hungary's Northern Great Plain, the Tiszamente Energy Community is redefining local energy. Powered by community-driven initiatives, this groundbreaking project…

Electrification and beyond with Renewable Energy 2021

Local citizen-owned energy communities in France

"Centrales Villageoises" are local companies whose shareholders are mainly citizens, local municipalities and local companies.

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