Energy democracy
These are exciting times for local energy ownership. Breaking with precedent, cities, citizens and local entrepreneurs prove (often jointly) that they can be socially responsible energy producers and distributors. That is why Energy Cities defend and spread remunicipalisation strategies and help energy communities emerge Europe-wide.
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Making community energy a reality in your city
Our Cooperation labs bring cities and citizens together
Meet municipal energy community trailblazers in the Balkans
How to renew cities with citizen-led renewable energy and building retrofits?
Porto, more committed than ever to a fair energy transition!
The city will retrofit 3000 homes and is developing a renewable energy community to fight energy poverty.
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Community energy from scratch
Voices from the ECF collaboration lab
2020 was a tough year and never before has the need for local resilience and solidarity been stronger. One extraordinary means for increasing solidarity while […]
It’s all in the mix…of consumers.
Claudia Carani (AESS) and Sara Capuzzo (enostra)
We have interviewed two amazing women and we have talked with them about the right political triggers for renewables in Italy, about the place of […]
“There is a kind of movement that cannot be stopped.”
Juan Eguidazu (E+P Cooperativa) and Javier Zardoya Pamplona (Municipal Energy Agency of Pamplona)
Since almost 20 years the region of Navarra in the North of Spain pioneers with wind and more and more with solar energy. Now, building […]
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Crowd investing for solar roofs in Križevci
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Local PACTs
How municipalities create their own COP21
Local green deals vs local COPs: this could be a teaser for this publication… However, it would be too narrow in comparison to the overview […]
Climate Change Challenge
A Comic Book by EUKI Project BEACON
With this book the BEACON team seeks to convey the spirit of European collaboration and exchange on climate change to a wider audience of school […]
Community Energy
A practical guide to reclaiming power
The energy transition needs you Welcome to your community energy handbook. This is your go-to guide, packed with instructions, practical tips and resources, to build […]
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SCCALE 20-30-50
Sustainable Collective Citizen Action for a Local Europe
Sustainable Collective Citizen Action for a Local Europe (SCCALE) 20-30-50 intends to bring Europe closer to its citizens by fostering the creation of energy communities, […]
WELLbased
Exiting energy poverty and related health problems: European pilots take action
While 10% of European citizens suffer from energy poverty and policy solutions remain scarce, six cities around Europe have decided to design urban programmes that may serve as blueprint for others.
mPOWER
Municipal action, public engagement: routes to local energy ownership
When it comes to managing the energy transition the need for municipally-owned energy has never been clearer. In recent years we have seen some successes of local energy ownership. However, the sharing of these experiences has been limited, and they have tended to remain local and specific.
