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.
This policy paper analyses how the Energy Investment Strategy can ensure that crucial financing is directed to the citizens involved in the energy transition.
This briefing provides practical suggestions for reforms and investments in the National Social Climate Plans. It also compares national approaches and encourages more inclusive and effective planning.
REScoop.eu welcomes the European Affordable Housing Plan, and highlights the role of citizen-led renovations to tackle some of the housing issues Europe is facing.
REScoop.eu calls on the Cypriot Presidency of the European Council to prioritise energy communities in some of its key policy files, as they contribute to energy security, provide affordable energy and competitiveness, and they pursue social objectives.
The Heating and Cooling Strategy has the potential to speed up the development of energy communities working on thermal energy.
Supporting energy communities with financing and capacity building through the Energy Security Framework would enhance Europe’s energy security.
Taking stock of of the European Commission’s 2028-2034 budget proposal and its implications for energy communities.
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.
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.
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.