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Within the framework of the Smart Cities Marketplace, interviews with 44 local authorities across Europe have been undertaken to assess the perspectives, experiences and needs local authorities have regarding energy communities. The results are covered in this policy paper and show interesting findings regarding a rather limited understanding of what the definitions of citizen energy communities and renewable energy communities entail, as well as contradictions in expected positive and negative impacts of these energy communities, both for the municipality and for other stakeholders. However, the results also indicate a general interest in developing community projects, whether they are interpreted as local renewable energy projects or actual energy community projects. The results further show that there is a willingness to provide support to emerging and existing citizen projects, which is highly relevant given the local targets on energy and climate that municipalities have to realise. Find out more in the policy paper.
Please find the policy paper in the EC Publications Office.