The purpose of this enabling framework tracker is to monitor the development and implementation of enabling frameworks for Renewable Energy Communities (RECs) across EU Member States.

Using a traffic light grading system, the map provides a comparative assessment of how effectively each country has transposed EU rules for energy communities. Each color represents a Member State's current progress toward establishing an enabling framework for energy communities.
Each grade is determined by a qualitative assessment of specific indicators. These indicators represent the essential legal and structural elements required to establish a robust enabling framework for RECs.

When clicking on a Member State you will find a descriptive summary of its national legislation, as well as a concise, detailed table assessing every individual indicator.

Our assessments are based on publicly available legislative texts, including both final laws and official drafts.

In particular, we have evaluated whether:

• The Member State published an assessment of potential and barriers for the development of energy communities;
• The Member State has a political objective for the development of energy communities 
• Energy communities are included in planning (NECPs, regional/local planning, RAAs, etc) 
• There are fair, proportionate, and transparent registration & licensing procedures;
• Unjustified regulatory & administrative barriers have been removed;
• Energy communities receive non-discriminatory treatment as a market participant;
• There is a supportive framework and incentives for energy sharing
• Energy communities are accesible to low-income & vulnerable households;
• There are tools available to access information;
• There is regulatory capacity building for public authorities;
• Energy communities mentioned in the Semester Report 

Each indicator has been graded with a colour using the modified traffic light system. It should be highlighted that in countries that have not transposed yet, we evaluated the existing legislation on energy communities or energy cooperatives (where such legislation exists). The overall grade is a compilation of the different grades for each of the indicators.

This enabling framework tracker was last updated with information available as of January 2024 and is subject to change as new information becomes available.

This tracker will be frequently updated with the new developments in the national EU legislation. In order to do so, your help is highly appreciated. In case you have additional information on the progress of the transposition in your country or you have comments/corrections on the existing information, please contact directly: jonathan.bonadio@rescoop.eu. 

In order to develop each national table, we evaluated the existing legislation in each Member State that transposes the provisions on energy communities. For some countries we used the Deliverable 7.1. ‘Comparative Assessment of enabling frameworks for RECs and support scheme designs’ produced from the COME RES project as a useful resource. You can find this report here: https://come-res.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/Resources/Deliverables/COME_RES_Deliverable_7.1_Comparative_assessment_report.pdf. Moreover, our analysis utilised the country fiches from the European Energy Communities Facility, which provide a detailed examination of national legislation for energy communities across all 27 EU Member States.