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The Energy Communities Repository was a Commission initiative for technical assistance that was active from April 2022 to January 2024.

Reports

The Energy Communities Repository published the below listed reports to help EU countries in their implementation process of the EU legal frameworks for renewable and citizen energy communities.

  • Barriers and action drivers  - for the development of different activities by renewable and citizen energy communities
  • A roadmap - to developing a policy and legal framework that enables the development of energy communities

Key figures on impact

The Energy Communities Repository measured the impact of a total of 107 energy communities across all EU countries, which together boosted Europe’s total energy capacity, attracted millions in investment and contributed to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions savings in the EU.

12 022 MW
total installed capacity
over €34.3 million
total investment value
3.5 million tons of CO2
GHG emissions saved

EU policy map

The Energy Communities Repository initiative conducted a mapping of legal frameworks for energy communities in EU countries until January 2024. 

The map is based on national legislation which is adopted within the context of EU legal frameworks for renewable and citizen energy communities.

It provides a country fiche per country, with an overview of the definition(s), as well as eventual rights and obligations, enabling framework, support schemes and assessment of barriers and potential for energy communities. 

Energy community initiatives

The map of energy communities initiatives include both citizen and renewable energy communities across the EU countries. It is not exhaustive but may be further updated in the future, based on inputs from other EU projects. 

In the meantime, navigate to find out whether there is an energy community near you. 

Energy community case studies

This map provides a selection of energy communities and information about their motivations, activities, governance model, challenges, and social impacts.