Starter guide for community-based Virtual Power Plant

Produced under the Interreg North-West Europe cVPP project, this starters guide is intended to help process moderators who support energy communities to start a community-based Virtual Power Plant (cVPP).

These process moderators or intermediaries could be:

• Initiators or frontrunners of a project within a community;
• Active board members of a cooperative;
• Pioneers in a neighbourhood;
• Other enthusiasts who invest time and energy in building the energy community.

They can be volunteers or paid, they can be part of the community or linked to the community.

A cVPP is a way for energy communities to go beyond energy saving, energy efficiency, renewable energy and energy generation.

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Given its value, this resource has been reviewed as part of the SHINE project and selected for inclusion in the SHINE Tool to facilitate reflection, learning and strategic planning, alongside other relevant tools. You will find the accompanying review notes on this page, offering useful context to complement your reading.

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