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🤩 Get inspired and ready for community energy!

Find a wealth of resources for different stages of development, technologies, and countries.

🔗 energycommunityplatform.eu/resources/

🌳Community-led heating and cooling boosts local economies!

By mobilising public and private capital and building strong ties with local SMEs, energy communities create lasting value where it matters most: at home.

👉 Discover this and more in our guidelines!
www.rescoop.eu/toolbox/guid...

🎧 New podcast episode! ⚡🙋‍♀️🌞🌬️🌊

Why is it so crucial to accelerate the energy transition and put community involvement at its core?

Chris Vrettos, our Financing Policy Advisor, tell us!

🎙️Produced by ‪@enlit-europe.bsky.social‬

🔗 Listen now:
open.spotify.com/episode/5f63...

#ACCE

☀️ In case you missed it: our latest success story features the amazing ZEZ Sun.

🚀 Despite legal hurdles, the cooperative has just plugged in the first 100% citizen-owned solar power plant in Croatia in Križevci, paving the way for similar projects.

🔗 www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve... #LifeLoopEU

⌛ Less than two months left to apply for a €45,000 grant from the European Energy Communities Facility to develop a business plan for your community energy project.

Start your application today!

🔗 energycommunitiesfacility.eu/apply/applic...

The renewable energy revolution is a feat of technology | Rebecca Solnit An energy revolution is underway in this century, though most people have not noticed it

"Clean-tech costs have fallen by up to 80%, while investment is up nearly tenfold and solar generation has risen twelvefold. Electricity has become the largest source of useful energy, and the deep force of efficiency has reduced energy demand by a fifth.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

🏘️Working on sustainable building renovations?

📅 Join the EU Peers Summit on 14-15 October 2025 in Brussels!

The event includes:
🧰 A practitioner's workshop
📷 A site visit of Brussels’ OSS
🎤 A public event on the benefits of renovation One Stop Shops.

Register: www.eu-peers.eu/events/eu-pe...

🌏 Last May, our Chris Vrettos participated in a global gathering in Brasilia uniting 200 community energy leaders from 70 countries.

🎤 He interviewed campaigners from all over the world to hear about their work to advance energy democracy. Discover their stories! www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

🌞 Want to dive into the secrets of community energy?

Summer can be a perfect time for learning! 🦋

📚 The EUCENA Citizen Energy Academy offers free online courses to help you discover the ABCs of energy communities.

energycommunityplatform.eu/resources/eu...

🏆 Episode 4 of our summer revisit of our success stories:

🌱 We traveled to France to talk to Énergie Partagée, the national federation of energy communities.

🌈 We discussed how networks are crucial in supporting new projects, especially in the first stages: www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

Commission collects views in preparation of the European Grids Package The Commission has launched today a call for evidence and open public consultation related to the legal framework on European grids.

🔌Interested parties have until 5 August 2025 to provide input on the European Grids Package 👇
energy.ec.europa.eu/news/commiss...

⛔ Energy communities still face structural hurdles to access the grid compared to commercial market actors.

⚡Last week, we responded to the EU Commission’s call for evidence on the Grids package, including our key recommendations: www.rescoop.eu/toolbox/cons...

🏆 Episode 3 of our summer revisit of the year's success stories:

♀️ How can we promote gender justice in the energy democracy movement? We celebrated International Women’s Day by speaking with the women of our network.

Read on: www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

💡Social Climate Fund Tracker update!

🇬🇷🇭🇷🇵🇹 We have added an analysis of the Social Climate Plans of three new countries.

🔍 Compare how other Member States are doing here: shorturl.at/aUduL

💡 What are the main challenges facing energy communities in Belgium (Flanders), Croatia, France, Greece, and the Netherlands?

👇The #SCCALE203050 policy briefings take a constructive look at these barriers and offer recommendations to overcome them! 🎇

energycommunityplatform.eu/resources/sc...

🌞 Looking for some summer reading?

🏆 We're revisiting our success stories of the year!

🌈 In Zaragoza, Spain, the Oliver energy community is transforming its neighbourhood through an original community building approach.

Read on: www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

🚩Untransparent
🚩Delayed
🚩Legally non-compliant

Croatia and Portugal have still not presented a draft Social Climate Plan to civil society. Portugal has also not transposed ETS2 into law.

Compare how other Member States are doing through our Social Climate Fund Tracker: shorturl.at/aUduL

🥵 The heatwaves stifling cities across Europe have once again underlined the urgency to act.

🧊 The Covenant of Mayors has launched the #CitiesRefresh campaign to raise awareness on the risks posed by extreme heat and promote solutions.

Check it out 👉 eu-mayors.ec.europa.eu/en/in-the-fa...

CALL FOR PROPOSAL CALL FOR PROPOSAL The Cross-Border Energy Communities (CBEC) initiative, developed under DG REGIO, has launched a Call for Proposal to foster structured cross-border cooperation in energy communiti…

📣 €15,000 for new cross-border energy communities!

🗺️ The Cross-Border Energy Communities project is launching a call for proposals to foster cross-border cooperation in energy communities located in European border regions.

Apply by 21 November!
border-energy-communities.eu/call-for-pro...

🤔 Do you want to apply for a €45,000 grant from the European Energy Communities Facility to develop a business plan for your community energy project, but don't know where to start?

👀 Watch an info session to get all insights about the call!

📽️ energycommunitiesfacility.eu/apply/applic...

💶 Today, the European Commission released its proposal for the next multiannual financial framework, which will run from 2028.

📣 As the European federation of energy communities, we call for dedicated, earmarked funding for energy communities in the next EU budget.

🔗 www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

Climate breakdown tripled death toll in Europe’s June heatwave, study finds Heat caused 2,300 deaths across 12 cities, of which 1,500 were down to climate crisis, scientists say

🚨“Heatwaves don’t leave a trail of destruction like wildfires or storms. Their impacts are mostly invisible but quietly devastating."

📣 We are in a climate crisis. It's time for citizen-led solutions!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🌞 Looking for some summer reading?

🏆 We're revisiting our success stories of the year!

🎭 In Budapest, a vibrant cultural scene is fertile ground for community energy. We met with the architects of two creative projects: www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

✨ New online training in 6 languages!

📚 ‘Planning the Energy and Climate Transition for Cities’ equips civil servants, planners, and technical staff with the skills to design strategies for a just and sustainable urban future.

💻Check it out: localtransitionslearning.eu/mod/page/vie...
#Sparkle

Do you want to know more about the status of the community energy movement in Slovenia? Have a look at these #LifeCOMET insights!

👉 lifecomet.rescoop.eu/news/energy-...

V Hrastniku že druga zadružna samooskrbna skupnost - Focus Energetska zadruga Zeleni Hrastnik je ob podpori Občine Hrastnik in Focusa postavila že drugo sončno elektrarno za skupnostno samooskrbo. Sončna elektrarna na strehi Zdravstvenega doma Hrastnik z močj...

⚡ Good news from Slovenia! 🎉

🌞 A new community-owned solar PV installation was connected to the grid a few weeks ago!

Find out more [in Slovenian]! 👉 focus.si/v-hrastniku-...

#LifeCOMET

🏳️ How do community-led heating and cooling projects boost public acceptance of the energy transition?

🏁 By involving citizens from the start, these initiatives build trust and local ownership.

Learn more in our guidelines!
👉 energycommunityplatform.eu/resources/gu...

✨ Heinrich Böll Stiftung Greece has created a toolkit to measure the social impact of energy communities in Greece.

💡 Do want to find out more about it? Join the presentation of the toolkit [in Greek] next Thursday at 17:30h EEST.

Register here! ➡️ calendar.boell.de/el/event/ene...

🔎 What is the latest status of citizen energy in Flanders & Brussels?

In 2024:
✔️ 307 GWh of renewable energy generated
✔️ €36 million invested - mostly citizen capital

📈 REScoop Vlaanderen has published the first citizen energy monitor for the region! [🗨️In Dutch]

👉 rescoopv.be/kennisbank/m...

YouTube video by Zelena energetska zadruga ZEZ Sun - Our energy

🎬 The story of the first 100% citizen solar plant in Croatia!⚡

☀️ Experience the moment ZEZ Sun plugged in their new 200 kW power plant -- which is now up and running in Križevci.

💪Citizens working together can transform our energy future.
#LifeLoopEU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D7p...