Publications

Response to the European Commission's call for evidence on the Heating and Cooling Strategy

Policy paper

The Heating and Cooling Strategy has the potential to speed up the development of energy communities working on thermal energy.

Response to the European Commission’s call for evidence on the revision of the EU Energy Security Framework

Policy paper

Supporting energy communities with financing and capacity building through the Energy Security Framework would enhance Europe’s energy security.

Community proof? REScoop.eu’s analysis of the 2028-2034 EU budget proposal

Policy paper

Taking stock of of the European Commission’s 2028-2034 budget proposal and its implications for energy communities.

Response to the European Commission’s public consultation on the Citizens Energy Package

Policy paper

The Citizens Energy Package has the potential to be the spark that helps speed up the energy community movement. In our response to the consultation, we state that supporting energy communities should be “a foundational pillar” of the package.

Energising the Semester

Policy paper

The European Semester could further energy democracy in the EU. In this new policy paper, REScoop.eu and CAN Europe call for the further integration and mainstreaming of energy communities in the Semester process.

Consultation response: European Grids Package, call for evidence

Policy paper

A Grids Package that facilitates energy communities will allow more citizens across Europe to benefit from locally-owned and produced renewable energy, increasing social acceptance, and scaling up the EU’s energy transition in both urban and rural areas.

Fit for communities: Ensuring the next EU budget can support citizen energy projects effectively

Policy paper

REScoop.eu’s vision for the next MFF is based on two main pillars: the principles of simplification and centralisation, and crowding in additional private capital through financial instruments and co-development.

Consultation Response: Draft State aid Framework supporting the Clean Industrial Deal (CISAF)

Policy paper

Examining how provisions in the draft CISAF can impact investments by energy communities in renewable energy production.

Reforming with a purpose: A checklist of reforms and investments for the EU’s national social climate plans

Policy paper

An actionable checklist to ensure a fair and equitable transition to renewable energy.

Joint response to the European Commission’s call for evidence on the evaluation of the Public Procurement Directives

Policy paper

The EU public procurement framework needs to align with the EU’s climate and energy objectives, and allow local authorities to engage their citizens, using the energy transition as an opportunity to strengthen resilience.

Renewable Energy Communities, a blind spot of the NZIA's Draft Implementing Act on non-price criteria

Policy paper

Our response to a consultation in the context of the EU's Net Zero Industry Act to accelerate the roll-out of renewable technologies made in Europe.

Ensuring access to affordable, secure renewable energy: local ownership through energy communities

Policy paper

Renewable energy communities and local authorities must be recognised as strategic partners in delivering a fair energy security policy framework that puts consumers and communities first.