Community energy - Energy Cities

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Advocacy

European Strategy, local solutions: empowering municipalities to lead the EU’s Right to Stay Strategy

Energy Cities calls for a place-based Right to Stay Strategy that places cities and communities at the heart of their transformation.

European policies

Policy measures

Community energy

Multilevel Governance

16/06/2026

Energy Cities urges the Right to Stay Strategy to be co-created with local governments and to align EU funding with local priorities.

Advocacy

Cities and regions call for a place-based EU budget with an open letter to the EU leaders

The Local Alliance has sent a letter to the EU leaders urging them to ensure that cities and regions remain central to EU investment.

15/06/2026

As negotiations on the EU’s next long-term budget enter a crucial phase, mayors and local leaders from across Europe are urging national leaders to ensure that cities and regions remain central to EU investment.

News

Energy as a common good: the Danish model

Presentation of three iconic danish energy communities: Avedøre, Skårup, and Middelgrunden

Renewables

Local energy

Community energy

09/06/2026

The energy transition is not only a technical challenge but also a social and democratic process.

Media

Is your town doing enough to provide secure energy?

Local governance

Community energy

29/05/2026

The ongoing energy crisis made one thing crystal clear: Europe needs more cheap, home-grown energy. Our wallets were hit hard because of Europe's dependence on imported fossil fuels. But who can actually drive the transition? Sometimes, the real progress happens at the local level. In mainland northern Portugal, less than an hour's drive from Porto, lies Guimarães.

Publications

Best Practices on Renewable Energy Communities across Europe

Have a look at the new LocalRES collection of good practices, showcasing Energy Communities all over Europe

Renewables

Community energy

01/06/2026

The objective of this publication is twofold. First, it seeks to document concrete, replicable experiences that illustrate how RECs can be designed, implemented and scaled in different local contexts, in several countries both in rural and urban areas. Second, it aims to provide inspiration to local authorities, practitioners and community actors interested in developing similar initiatives.