FLEXCoop Policy and Market Reform Recommendations
Policy paper
The report clarifies the scope of energy communities in the Clean Energy Package and their role regrading innovative energy services (self-consumption and
Toolbox
Citizen-led renovation report
Report
Buildings have a critical role to play in fighting climate change, being responsible for 36% of GHG emissions in Europe. Renovating these buildings to redu
Community Power Coalition: vision statement
Brochure
REScoop.eu is one of the main drivers of the Community Energy Coalition, a diverse network of like-minded organisations who share a common goal of promotin
Unleashing the power of community renewables (EN, FR, ES, DE)
Book
This booklet is mainly for national and local energy campaigners across Europe, municipal members, local environmental groups, members of planned or existi
Self-consumption and regulatory framework for energy communities
Policy paper
This report focusses on the implementation of the CEP definitions for energy communities. Moreover, it presents an overview of the regulations on self-cons
Best practices and legal barriers for supplying REScoops and promoting energy efficiency
Policy paper
Energy efficiency is crucial to reach the European Union’s (EU’s) short, medium and long-term climate and energy targets. This fact has been reaffirmed by
Decentralised cooperation to achieve the 2030 agenda (EN, FR)
Report
- English
- French
This document aims to reinforce the new and innovative landscape and alliances for decentralised cooperation, in the context of the 2030 Agenda and the EU
The REScoop municipality approach
Report
This report explains how energy cooperatives can successfully collaborate with local authorities including cities and municipalities. The report describes different forms of collaborations and features case studies.
Local Energy Communities: a way to bring ‘all Europeans’ along in the energy transition
Report
Regardless of income or home ownership, all citizens should be able to benefit from participating in the energy transition. The ability to invest in energy efficiency or ownership of renewables should not be limited to well off households with enough disposable income. It is indeed vulnerable consumers and consumers experiencing energy poverty that can benefit most from being able to participate. In a number of EU Member States, REScoops (also known as ‘renewable’ or ‘local’ energy communities) already pursue social aims, such as fighting against energy poverty. If supported by EU law and policy, REScoops can further empower vulnerable and low-income households across the EU to be able to share in the benefits of the energy transition.
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.
Regulatory Factsheet - Barriers to the Implementation of the energy efficiency Best Practices
Report
The REScoop PLUS project has the purpose to help enhance energy efficiency as a value creating activity for the European cooperatives. The energy efficiency topic is crucial to reach the EU’s 2020 climate and energy targets.
REScoop PLUS Behavioral Factsheet
Report
The REScoop PLUS project looked at the drivers of Energy Efficiency with the cooperative members. In this academic process, two separate studies were conducted by our academic partner, the University of Twente. Supported by the cooperatives of the consortium, the University team collected input from cooperative members from all over Europe. The two studies’ results were collected in two effectiveness report