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Operation

The maintenance stage aims to put in place processes to sustain and improve the functioning of the energy community.
This includes the day-to-day operations of the community, revenue management, the consolidation of entrepreneurial skillsets in the leadership team on the operational side, and setting more ambitious goals if the original goals are achieved. With regards to the membership base, particular attention is paid to revising the rules for decision-making where needed, refining the shared vision, and identifying and implementing ways to actively involve members in the management of the community.

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Europe Greece

Greek Islands’ Energy Transition: From Lighthouse Projects to the Emergence of Energy Communities

The energy transition represents both challenges and opportunities for sustainable social and economic development. This report analyses the case of Greek islands sharing the evolution from lighthouse examples to the emergence of energy communities.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Community
Europe

URBACT toolbox

The URBACT Toolbox has everything you need to design and implement integrated and participatory actions in your city.

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

EUCENA Citizen Energy Academy – Open online courses

The Massive Open Online Couse (MOOC) by EUCENA starts from the basics of community energy and takes you through the different steps of setting up an energy community project.

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

Mapping the social impact of energy communities

This report presents a non-exhaustive, yet rigorous, set of indicators of the social impact of energy communities.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Community
Europe

COMPILE Toolkit: Best Practice Guide

This guide provides examples and best practices on how to create energy communities in various markets of the energy sector.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Community
  • Financial
  • Political & legal
  • Technical
Community benefits
Europe

CARES Community benefits toolkit

A toolkit that provides guidance to communities looking to secure, set up and deliver community benefits that achieve maximum impact and are managed in an accountable way.

  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Financial
  • Technical
Europe

Greenhouse gas (GHG) calculation tool

Online tool that calculates the greenhouse gas emissions saved with different renewable energy technologies.

  • Operation
  • Technical
Europe

Community energy communications at the local level

A community energy communication guide with tips, tricks and best practices to promote the community energy movement.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Community
  • Municipality
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Europe

Flexibility services for energy cooperatives – An overview of possible flexibility-based services using residential equipment control

An overview of “flexibility” services for residential consumer illustrated with real experiences of two cooperative actors.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Technical
Europe

Guide to engage and manage stakeholders

An “illustrated catalogue” of practical experiences and best practices that aims to facilitate the implementation and maintenance of mechanisms to involve citizens and multiple stakeholders in the development of REScoops.

  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Community
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Ireland

Sustainable energy communities handbook Ireland

A handbook to inform and guide people on the journey to create a sustainable energy community in Ireland and available support for them.

  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Community
  • Financial
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Europe

How cities can back renewable energy communities [English]

A guide that showcases how cities are testing multiple ways to initiate, support and facilitate community energy projects and identifies existing models of cooperation to inspire and provide guidance for local and regional policy makers willing to team up with their citizens.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Financial
  • Political & legal

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