Established in December 2020, it is the first CER (Comunita Energetica Rinnovabile or Renewable Energy Community – REC in English) created in Italy under the 2018/2001 (REDII) European Directive.

As coordinator of the REC, the municipality of Magliano Alpi installed a 20 kilowatts-peak (kWp) photovoltaic system on the roof of the city hall to satisfy its energy needs and share the remaining energy with the community members. The REC, which is currently composed of three public buildings and four individual neighbours, aims to connect a few dozens of prosumers and users over the course of 2021.

CER Energy City Hall of the City of Magliano Alpi also develops the following activities:

• Design, creation and management of RECs in the territory of the Municipality of Magliano Alpi
• Cooperation with national and international public and private entities in the context of energy communities
• Support the energy transition process in neighbouring cities through the creation of new RECs
• Research in the field of RECs and renewable energies, including the cooperation with academic institutions
• Development of regional energy planning
• Energy management services to citizens
• Building retrofitting
• Organisation of communication activities, such as workshops or events