Policy Documents
Energy Cities advocates for EU and national legislations that enable cities and regions to be liveable and long-lasting places. We take a firm stand on topical energy issues and advise on ways to reconcile energy policies with local development priorities.
EU Renewable Energy Policy
Renewable for all!
A call for local renewable energy for all Europeans
Energy prices have risen sharply in Europe in recent months due to a crisis in fossil fuels. Gas prices have increased six-fold in a year […]
EU Renewable Energy Policy
General Block Exemption Regulation should include specific thresholds for RECs
Letter from the Community Power Coalition to Commission's VP TImmermans and Commissioner Vestager
Dear Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioner Vestager. We are writing regarding the latest draft of the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) that was published on the […]
Community Energy as part of the solution
The Community Power Coalition's Statement on CoP26
As COP26 talks move ahead, we are nowhere near the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. We would like to remind […]
EU State Aid Framework
Matching just transition ambition with competition
Energy Cities’ response to the draft revised Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy
The Clean Energy for all Europeans package has provided a long-awaited boost and recognition to the role local authorities and communities play in delivering the […]
EU State Aid Framework
Draft State Aid Guidelines on Climate, Energy and Environment
Open letter to VP Timmermans and Commissioner Vestager by the Community Power Coalition
Dear Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioner Vestager. We are writing in relation to the latest draft State Aid Guidelines on Climate, Energy and Environment (CEEAG) that […]
EU Budget
Energy communities are an important vehicle to deliver a resilient recovery for Europe
Open letter from the Community Power Coalition
The Community Power coalition wrote a letter to the Frans Timmermans, European Commission’s Executive Vice-President the European Green Deal and Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for […]
EU Climate Action
The European Climate Pact – Energy Cities’ Expectations
Position paper
The Climate Pact is one of the strategic pillars of the proposed European Green Deal. If properly designed, this new instrument could be a game-changer […]
EU Climate Action
The European Green Deal: How close to deliver genuine societal transformation?
The large-scale climate mobilizations of these past few years have not been in vain. The European Commission has finally recognized the magnitude – and urgency […]
EU Research & Innovation Programme
Mission innovation – climate neutral & smart cities
Activating the next-generation climate governance
Energy Cities welcomes the new mission-oriented approach proposed for the forthcoming Horizon Europe programme. The principles highlighted in the Mazzucato report echo the views of cities, whom to a great extent will be the “delivery arms” of Europe’s innovation.
EU State Aid Framework
Public consultation on the EU State Aid Guidelines for Energy and Environmental Protection
How the EU State Aid framework should enable a Paris-proof energy market and accelerate the locally-driven energy transition
In view of the public consultation on the evaluation of the EU State Aids Guidelines for energy and environmental protection, Energy Cities shares its recommendations to ensure that this legal framework supports the locally-driven energy transition and enables a Paris-proof energy market in Europe.
