Publications

Horizontal guidance and country recommendations for National and Regional Partnership Plans

Report

This joint briefing illustrates how to effectively design and implement the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPPs).

Kogukonnaenergia: praktiline juhend, kuidas energia üle kontrolli tagasi võtta

Book

• Estonian
• eesti

Käsiraamat on mõeldud just sulle, kui oled uudishimulik üksikisik või grupp, kes alustab teekonda taastuvenergia suunas, või hoopiski kohalik omavalitsus, kes on koostamas arengukava.

Energy communities tackling energy poverty: From formal rights to real benefits and engagement

Policy paper

SOCIALNRG's policy brief outlines actionable frameworks to foster inclusivity and scale the impact of energy communities across three key pillars, highlighting that energy communities structurally combat energy poverty through collaboration and democratic governance.

REScoop.eu’s priorities for the Irish presidency

Policy paper

REScoop.eu's briefing outlines the priorities for the Irish Presidency (July–December 2026) regarding energy communities, positioning them as essential tools to address the ongoing energy crisis, improve energy security, ensure affordability, and meet climate goals.

REScoop.eu analysis of the Energy Communities Action Plan

Policy paper

This policy paper provides insights into the European Commission’s 2026 recommendation on supporting the development of energy communities and maximising the potential of self-consumption.

EU MFF Mobilisation Toolkit

Tool

The MFF Mobilisation Toolkit aims to help EU and national campaigners understand the MFF process, map the files that are important to advocate, and provide concrete advice, contacts and intel, on how to advocate for change.

Skupnostna energija – praktični vodič za povrnitev energije v vaše roke

Book

• Slovenian
• Slovenski

Pri skupnostni energiji gre za veliko več kot zgolj za vetrne turbine ali sončne celice. Skupnostna energija je pomembna tako za ukrepanje v zvezi s podneb

Renewable energy communities: A safe haven in times of crisis

Policy paper

The recent, unprecedented fossil fuels crisis has highlighted the urgent need to rebuild Europe’s energy system to be more resilient, sustainable, and affordable. Energy communities offer the structural solution to this challenge.

Who gets a seat at the table?

Policy paper

While negotiations on the 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework continue at the EU level, EU Member States are already beginning preparatory work on their national and regional partnership plans at the national level. This early phase offers an important opportunity to embed the partnership principle and genuine multilevel governance from the outset.

REScoop.eu’s contribution to the Renewable Energy Directive call for evidence

Policy paper

The revision of the Renewable Energy Directive should preserve and strengthen the existing framework for renewable energy communities. The EU does not need a new definition of renewable energy communities; it needs to fully implement the one it already has and ensure that the rights attached to it are effective in practice.

REScoop.eu’s analysis of the Citizens Energy Package

Policy paper

The European Commission's Citizens Energy Package is a non-legislative initiative aimed at strengthening the role of citizens in the energy transition. REScoop.eu broadly welcomes it and its recognition of energy communities as key actors in the energy transition. However, despite its positive directly, it lacks clear enforcement mechanisms.

Stronger communities, thriving regions

Report

REScoop.eu together with Friends of the Earth Europe have prepared a series of national factsheets linking energy communities with the goals, and specific chapters, of the National and Regional Partnership Plans Regulation.