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Inspiration

This stage describes the emergence of the energy community.
A core group of interested individuals starts to form around an idea, develops a general intention for action, and becomes aware of the needs, opportunities and barriers for the chosen action. It is also the stage where the group formulates a shared vision, takes stock of the skills available within the group, and identifies the skillsets needed to be able to achieve the vision. Peer-to-peer learning can significantly accelerate this stage and help build the motivation of the group.

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Europe

Guidelines on community-led heating and cooling

This calculator created by Heizomat allows the user to estimate the total heating costs with a variety of sources.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Community
  • Financial
  • Political & legal
  • Staff & organisation
  • Technical
Community Energy Guide cover picture
Europe

Community Energy: A practical guide to reclaiming power [English]

Handbook packed with instructions, practical tips, powerful success stories and invaluable resources to build a local, community-led renewable energy revolution.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Community
  • Financial
  • Municipality
  • Political & legal
  • Staff & organisation
  • Technical
People holding hands
Europe

Energy Solidarity Toolkit

A toolkit packed with information on how energy communities can build solidarity measures into their core activities. It includes tips and insights from energy communities already tacking energy poverty.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Community
  • Financial
  • Political & legal
  • Staff & organisation
Europe

Online course: Introduction to citizen energy

Online course that introduces the concept of citizen energy: what it is and what you can change with it.

  • Inspiration
  • Community
  • Financial
  • Municipality
  • Political & legal
  • Technical
Wind turbine
Europe

Financing guide for energy communities

This guide provides a very first introduction to community energy financing. To make it easy to read and hands-on, it includes 14 practical and recent financing stories of European energy communities.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Financial
Europe

SCCALE Methodology Guide

A guide to support starting energy communities and help them get through the very first stages of community development. It clearly identifies the key steps starters have to reach in order to mature their business.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Community
  • Financial
  • Political & legal
  • Staff & organisation
  • Technical
Europe

BECoop replication handbook – A comprehensive guide for community-based bioenergy projects

A step-by-step guide to initiating and establishing bioenergy community heating projects

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Community
  • Financial
  • Political & legal
  • Technical
Europe

Financing Community Energy – A short guide for banks

A finance guide that helps banks and other representatives of financial institutions better understand the specific context and (financial) needs of energy communities.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Financial
Europe

Guide to creating renewable energy communities using a participative approach [English]

Guide covering the most important factors to bear in mind with regard to participation when creating an energy community.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Community
  • Staff & organisation
RECxploration start screen
Europe

RECxploration

An interactive and educational online game that shows how energy choices can change consumption and explains how to engage with energy communities.

  • Inspiration
  • Community
Forest
Europe

BECoop webinars

Series of webinars on community bioenergy heating.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Community
  • Financial
  • Political & legal
  • Technical
Houses in Galway
Europe

Coop-kit

Free digital toolkit for cooperatives and local authorities working on energy efficiency renovations.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Community
  • Financial
  • Political & legal
  • Staff & organisation
  • Technical

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