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REScoop.eu responds to CEERs consultation on its 3D Strategy

Policy paper

On 5 June 2018, CEER launched a public consultation on the draft CEER 3D Strategy (standing for Digitalisation, Decarbonisation and Dynamic Regulation) and

A new day for community energy in Europe

Policy paper

This post is based on an article written for and published by Energy Transition.

Small is beautiful - Joint letter ahead of the market design trialogues

Policy paper

In November 2016, the European Union made a clear commitment to achieve global leadership in renewable energies and put energy efficiency first. To deliver

REScoop.eu's key recommendations for trilogues

Policy paper

As representative of energy communities across 12 EU Member States, REScoop.eu, is committed to seeing that the EU’s Clean energy for all Europeans package

The ITRE Committee’s vote on the New Market Design Legislation

Policy paper

Energy communities (i.e. renewable energy communities, or REScoops) have the potential to place citizens in the driver seat of Europe’s energy transition w

The European Parliament’s vote on the Clean Energy Package

Policy paper

REScoop.eu is committed to seeing that the EU’s Clean energy for all Europeans package provides a fair deal for consumers as ‘energy citizens’, and ensures

The ITRE vote on the Renewables Directive

Policy paper

The amendments of the new Renewables Directive are currently discussed by the members of the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) Committee. ITRE members a

Q&A - Lessons from the German onshore wind tender results

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In Germany, an experiment is under way to move towards tenders for new renewable energy capacity while also trying to maintain citizen participation, which

REScoop.eu Response to CEER’s White Paper on Renewable Self-Consumers and Energy Communities

Policy paper

CEER’s recently published White Paper provides much insight into how active customers, renewables self-consumers, renewable energy communities (RECs), and

Response to Karin's Draft report on Market Design Initiative

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The ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ Package presents an opportunity to provide citizens and communities with a supportive framework to participate across

Engaging citizens for an energy sober Europe with the REScoops

Policy paper

The European Commission’s proposal of its “Clean Energy for All Europeans” Package and its acknowledgement of renewable and local energy communities provides one more step towards empowering citizens to take more responsibility over their energy supply and their consumption. However, in order to promote energy efficiency first through energy communities, the package needs to better recognize the important role that REScoops play in encouraging and empowering behavioural change by citizens in how they use energy, including energy savings.

Energy communities and the Market Design Initiative

Policy paper

The ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ Package represents a unique opportunity to provide citizens and communities with acknowledgment, as well as a supporti