Community-based energy systems are gaining traction among policymakers and
practitioners as promising models for implementing a low-carbon energy transition. As a …

Due to the potential for deploying distributed generation, improving energy efficiency and
adopting sustainable energy-related practices, consumers provide significant value in the …

In this study, the European-level regulations governing energy communities are reviewed.
This is important as recognizing definitions, rights, and obligations in the regulatory world …

In the European energy transition, energy communities have gained an increasing amount
of attention. To support widespread diffusion, academic and practice-oriented studies have …

The adoption and encouragement of community energy, that is, the incentive to develop
renewable energy projects with community participation and ownership, is a key ingredient …

In recent times, there has been a significant shift from centralized energy systems to
decentralized ones. These systems aim to satisfy local energy needs using renewable …

The present article's aim is to sum up the knowledge generated in the field of Community
Energy (CE) as of today. The geographical focus lies on Germany, the UK and the USA …

Energy Communities are playing an ever greater role in the European renewable energy
transition. As an instrument for citizen-led transformation, they are associated not only with …

Recent European policy efforts stimulate the emergence of community energy initiatives,
and the European Commission explicitly aims to enable a just transition towards a low …

As a response to societal polarisation and mobilisation against the clean energy transition
and renewable energy projects, policy makers at EU level have put focus on renewable …