LIFE LOOP – Local Ownership Of Power
We support cities and citizens in creating their energy community.
About
Energy Cities staff involved
Anna Francis
Project Management & Overall Coordination
Miriam Eisermann
Communications & EU Policy
Stella Archontaki
Project management
Funding program
LIFE-2021-CET-ENERCOM
Duration
2022 - 2025
Coordinators
Energy Cities
Partners
RESCoop, Electra, ZEZ, REGEA, Minoan Energy Community Crete, Cooperativa de Energie , Enostra, Centre for Social Innovation Cyprus, City of Zagreb, City of Bistrița, City of Gabrovo, Municipality of Ussaramanna , Municipality of Villanovaforru, City of Nicosia, City of TulceaYou want to start (or help someone) start an energy community? There is no need to reinvent the wheel. On this page we’ve gathered some of the templates that you will have to use during your journey. Each of them is available in English, Croatian, Romanian and Greek. Should you have similar templates in other languages, please contat us so that we can share them with other community energy newcomers.
Social criteria in public procurement
Both Krizevci in Croatia, partner in LIFE LOOP, and the City of Valencia in Spain (as part of the POWER UP project) have designed and implemented pioneering public procurement procedures allowing citizen initiatives and energy communities to access public infrastructure for renewable installations. Below you can find their tender document.
Citizen participation in the spotlight in Krizevci: English, Croatian
Overview of social criterion that were added to the tender specifications in Krizevci:
Community energy and vulnerable households in the spotlight in Valencia: English, Spanish
In Valencia, the concession does not involve a financial fee to the municipality. Instead, the chosen energy community must provide energy benefits for the public:
- At least 10% of installed capacity must supply municipal buildings
- At least 5% of installed capacity must be reserved for vulnerable households identified by municipal social services
Candidates can score additional points during the tender if they increase these shares beyond the minimum requirements.
Selection criteria in the tender prioritize social value
Proposals are evaluated based on criteria such as:
- Additional energy supplied to vulnerable households
- Additional energy supplied to municipal buildings
- Gender balance in the energy community governance
- Training of board members on energy communities
- Support letters from local organisations
- Quality of the implementation plan
Citizen-led renovation scheme
Once you’ve filled in the business model canva for citizen-led renovations, you can move on with the excel in the right side column: It will help you getting the right figures.
Calculation Excel
English
Croatian
Romanian
Greek
Community Energy Commercial PV project
Once you’ve filled in the business model canva for commercial photovoltaics, you can move on with the excel. It will help you getting the right figures.
Business Model Canva
English
Croatian
Romanian
Greek
