Community-led energy for massive renewable production

Providing cities with tools to increase their locally-owned renewable energy production.

what are the hubs ?

We, at Energy Cities, are driven by a desire to strengthen the role and skills of local governments. The hubs are the community spaces that help us achieving our target impacts and goals by:

  • activating local leaders to deliver living spaces that are accessible to everyone
  • empowering local communities to decide on their own future
  • inspiring a learning community of cities engaged in future proofing their economies

join the hubs !

Our members are diverse cities and local organisations.
Hubs membership is totally free!

There are no conditions to join other than the ambition and the commitment to share experiences.

Register here

Hub coordinator

Sara Giovannini
Sara Giovannini
Communications, EU Policy & Overall Coordination

About the hub

Are you looking to boost your city’s energy transition while engaging the local population as much as possible and improving the local economy? Do you want a more resilient energy system that can alleviate energy poverty? Then the Community Energy Hub is for you!

People, local authorities and entrepreneurs can be socially responsible energy producers and distributors.

Through sharing best practice and new narratives, we will inspire cities to collaborate with citizens to develop community energy partnerships and projects, maximizing energy security and social equity.

Discover our learning offer!

Upcoming events All events

28 Apr - 30 Apr

conference

Guimaraes, Portugal

Grafting cities 2026 “nurturing the cities’ roots”

Energy Cities Annual Forum is the flagship event of the organisation, and it is hosted every year by a different member. The event became the […]

26 May

WaterWarmth Live Event: On the way to sustainable heating!

After more than 3 years of working on aquathermal energy with WaterWarmth, it is time to share what we have achieved with the project and […]

08 Jun

webinar
The MFF & You: what the Parliament wants from the new EU budget

Join us for the next episode of our webinar series on the MFF. This time, we will join forces with the other networks of the Local Alliance. We will focus on what is the current state of the negotiations, the Parliament’s position in the negotiations, and the political cleavages between and with Council and Parliament.

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Warm homes, lower bills, stronger EU: the power of citizen-led energy networks

Warm homes, lower bills, stronger EU: the power of citizen-led energy networks

Heating & Cooling
Renewables
Community energy

15/04/2026

How can we all enjoy comfortable temperatures in our homes at a fair, affordable price? Locally produced renewable heating and cooling networks fight energy poverty, increase comfort, make our cities sustainable and the Union more energy independent and competitive in challenging times.
Advocacy
WhatsEUp? The new EU budget proposal’s impact on the usual political divides

WhatsEUp? The new EU budget proposal’s impact on the usual political divides

How the Parliament and the Council are reacting to the Commission’s proposal

European policies
Budget
Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies

16/04/2026

The new budget proposal has altered the equilibrium, offering new political battles between and within the EU institutions, while the old ones reemerged.
News
Europe’s energy independence must be powered by local, fossil-free flexibility 

Europe’s energy independence must be powered by local, fossil-free flexibility 

Local governments have an essential role in securing a clean, secure and affordable energy future for Europe

Renewables
Energy self-sufficiency
Community energy
Electrification
Fossil-free cities
Community energy

15/04/2026

A renewable, decentralised, and flexible energy system is Europe’s best defense against energy crises, price shocks, and geopolitical pressure. This happens at local level.
News
In Leuven, two neighbourhoods give citizens the opportunity to redesign their heating systems

In Leuven, two neighbourhoods give citizens the opportunity to redesign their heating systems

On its path to climate neutrality by 2030, the city of Leuven is turning streets and neighbourhoods into integrated communities for sustainable heat.

Community energy

07/04/2026

Leuven show how cities can rethink heating, not just from the individual perspective, but as a shared, collective system.
News
Your 4-step journey to more inclusive energy projects

Your 4-step journey to more inclusive energy projects

Enrol to new free training module

Renewables
Citizen engagement
Community energy

01/04/2026

This free, self-paced 2-hours course is designed to help you embed inclusivity and intersectionality into your energy projects. We’ve combined theory with practical approaches to inclusion, so you can start applying these insights right away.

Projects All projects

SHINE

SHINE

Enabling Energy Communities to SHINE across Europe
SHINE

Enabling Energy Communities to SHINE across Europe SHINE brings together the strengths, resources & innovations of four previous LIFE ENERCOM projects to accelerate the energy community […]

PROSPECT

PROSPECT

Capacity Building for Local and Regional Authorities
PROSPECT

A capacity-building programme on innovative financing, by and for EU cities and regions

E2-CUTIES

E2-CUTIES

Engaged Energy Communities in Urban areas with Technology Integrated Energy Systems
E2-CUTIES

The overall objective of the E2-CUTIES project Achieving the EU’s decarbonisation ambitions requires a transition to a distributed energy system with the participation of citizens. […]

ACCU

ACCU

ACcelerate energy CommUnities via local solar energy storage and heat
ACCU

Achieving EU’s decarbonisation ambitions requires a transition to a distributed energy system with participation of citizens. Local energy communities (LECs) are an effective means of […]