SCCALE 20 30 50 Toolkit - English

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Policy recommendations

In this report you will find the context for energy communities in Belgium (Flanders), France, the Netherlands, Greece and Croatia where SCCALE 203050 is currently implementing new energy communities. You will find cases and stories to show what works well at the moment and what still needs further improvement to unleash the full potential of community energy. You will also find some policy recommendations at different levels to provide a favorable legislative context in which community energy projects can thrive and prosper.

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Find out the main challenges for energy communities in each country and how to address them

France

Greece

Croatia

The Netherlands

Belgium (Flanders)

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• more fairly share the benefits (and costs) of the energy transition with all people
• pay better attention to the knowledge, different worldviews and values of everyone involved

• to reap the benefits of more inclusive decision making to lift your community project to the next level

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Inclusivity guide

This guide will help you include a diversity of knowledge, perspectives, information, and ideas in your community energy project. It will offer you tools and tips for increasing for increasing the inclusivity of your energy community, to:

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Step 1

Mapping & Analysing the problem

Step 3

Comms&Engagement

Taking Action: corrective & preventivemeasures

Organisation & Partnerships

Step 2

Step 4

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Step 5

Technology & business models

Inclusivity guide

42 activities

• That lead to various milestones
• Divided across four stages of development
• Themed within four workflows

How is the guide structured?

Methodology guide

This methodology guide focuses on the citizen engagement side of developing a diverse range of community energy projects. In community energy, citizens are often the key initiator and owner of the project. This means they also take most of the decisions in the project. This creates a whole new dynamic in the development process.

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Activities lead to achieving the milestones

Three milestones per stage

Four project stages

Operation

Preparation

Implementation

Inspiration

The methodology focuses on the inspiration and preparation stages.

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Organization and financing

Partners and authorities

Technology and business case

The activities are themed in four workflows

Citizen engagement and communication

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Including examples and outcomes.

Such as dealing with the local authority or shaping the organizational structure.

Get inspired by the topics in the guide.

Progress monitoring tool

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How to use the guide?

1. Look for the topics that are relevant to your project.
2. Organize sessions that focus on a topic.
3. Read the related activities that are relevant to that topic
4. Perform the activity
5. Answer the related questions from the progress monitoring tool

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Progress Monitoring Tool

This tool will help you assess progress, impact and effectiveness of different types of collective citizen actions. It is meant to be used by energy communities at different stages of organisational development and maturity (inspiration, preparation, implementation and/or operation).

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A set of indicators

A set of questions asking about different activities undertaken by energy communities

Activities on how to improve on certain indicators at different stages of maturity

Detailed information on realistic actions to take to improve the maturity and progress development of your energy community

A visual overview of your energy community’s development progress, per maturity stage

The tool provides you with:

3$

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Community Energy Municipal Guide

This guide will support municipalities to encourage and implement municipal collaboration with energy communities, or participation in energy communities outside public procurement, but taking into account the public procurement requirements and tendering framework. It will also provide examples from local pioneers to inspire further action. The Municipal Guide describes how local authorities can promote energy democracy at the local level and defines four different roles that municipalities can take in supporting the development of community energy initiatives.

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Favourable regulations

Giving access to public site

Developing tools & programmes

Sharing staff & resources

Buying community power & heat

Project financing

Co-investing or becoming a member

Engagement & outreach

Facilitating dialogues

What can municipalities do?

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Equity financing

Debt financing

Grants

Municipalsupport

Financing models

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Financing guide for energy communities

Finding finance for your community energy project is hard. This guide provides a very first introduction to community energy financing. We strived to make it easy to read and hands-on by sharing 14 practical and recent financing stories of European energy communities.

A short guide for banks

Financing community energy

This short guide is an invitation for bank and other financial institution representatives to get to know community energy as a stable and yet future oriented field of activity. It will encourage you to learn more about renewable energies and related energy services that remain in the hands of citizens and municipalities, and inspire you to set up collaborations with energy communities. It covers the main questions financiers might ask themselves before funding community energy projects.

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Financing community energy makes sense from a business perspective:

• It helps the bank reach its environment, social and governance goals (ESG) and strengthens the bank’s reputation in sustainable banking.
• It lowers the risk of the bank’s portfolio, with energy community projects regularly turning out to be less risky than conventional projects, i.e. less local opposition and smaller scale so easier to manage and license.
• In many cases, it is a stable investment supported by feed-in tariffs or premiums.

Methodology guide

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Methodology guide

This methodology guide focuses on the citizen engagement side of developing a diverse range of community energy projects. Community energy is renewable energy that is developed and owned by the community. Community energy offers fair and equitable projects from which all in the community benefit.​ The guide provides a structured and detailed oversight of all the activities involved in developing a project to help you implement a process and inspire you to engage citizens in your project.

Methodology guide

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Methodology guide

This methodology guide focuses on the citizen engagement side of developing a diverse range of community energy projects. Community energy is renewable energy that is developed and owned by the community. Community energy offers fair and equitable projects from which all in the community benefit.​ The guide provides a structured and detailed oversight of all the activities involved in developing a project to help you implement a process and inspire you to engage citizens in your project.

• First introduction to community energy financing
• Financial basics and frequently asked questions
• Information on most common financing schemes applied by energy communities
• Inspiring examples of successful community energy projects
• Based on 23 interviews with European energy communities and financing institutions

Financing guide for energy communities

Finding finance for your community energy project is hard. This guide provides a very first introduction to community energy financing. We strived to make it easy to read and hands-on by sharing 14 practical and recent financing stories of European energy communities. You will find :

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• First introduction to community energy financing
• Financial basics and frequently asked questions
• Information on most common financing schemes applied by energy communities
• Inspiring examples of successful community energy projects
• Based on 23 interviews with European energy communities and financing institutions

Financing guide for energy communities

Finding finance for your community energy project is hard. This guide provides a very first introduction to community energy financing. We strived to make it easy to read and hands-on by sharing 14 practical and recent financing stories of European energy communities. You will find :

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• First introduction to community energy financing
• Financial basics and frequently asked questions
• Information on most common financing schemes applied by energy communities
• Inspiring examples of successful community energy projects
• Based on 23 interviews with European energy communities and financing institutions

Financing guide for energy communities

Finding finance for your community energy project is hard. This guide provides a very first introduction to community energy financing. We strived to make it easy to read and hands-on by sharing 14 practical and recent financing stories of European energy communities. You will find :

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1. Present findings from the Gender (Self) Assessment to all concerned parties.
2. Define gender goals, objectives and outcomes for the targeted organisation.
3. Outline action needed based on gaps and issues identified in the Gender assessment.
4. Identify organisational responsibilities, timeframe and resource allocation.
5. Agree on a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) protocol with gender sensitive indicators and targets for tracking the performance of activities, outputs and outcomes.
6. Implement the GAP and M&E protocol.

Gender Action Plan

Taking Action

Step 2

Once the problem analysis has taken place, the next step is the development of an Action Plan to remedy the identified issues. Several strategies can be developed to address issues of unfair treatment or discrimination in processes such as recruitment, performancen assessment and promotion, leadership and team management, communication or broad culture in your energy community. A Gender Action Plan (GAP) is a plan to propose strategies that will help to mainstreamgender or put gender as a cross-cutting aspect with other goals.

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Methodology guide

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Methodology guide

This methodology guide focuses on the citizen engagement side of developing a diverse range of community energy projects. Community energy is renewable energy that is developed and owned by the community. Community energy offers fair and equitable projects from which all in the community benefit.​ The guide provides a structured and detailed oversight of all the activities involved in developing a project to help you implement a process and inspire you to engage citizens in your project.

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• First introduction to community energy financing
• Financial basics and frequently asked questions
• Information on most common financing schemes applied by energy communities
• Inspiring examples of successful community energy projects
• Based on 23 interviews with European energy communities and financing institutions

Financing guide for energy communities

Finding finance for your community energy project is hard. This guide provides a very first introduction to community energy financing. We strived to make it easy to read and hands-on by sharing 14 practical and recent financing stories of European energy communities. You will find :

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Methodology guide

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Methodology guide

This methodology guide focuses on the citizen engagement side of developing a diverse range of community energy projects. Community energy is renewable energy that is developed and owned by the community. Community energy offers fair and equitable projects from which all in the community benefit.​ The guide provides a structured and detailed oversight of all the activities involved in developing a project to help you implement a process and inspire you to engage citizens in your project.

• First introduction to community energy financing
• Financial basics and frequently asked questions
• Information on most common financing schemes applied by energy communities
• Inspiring examples of successful community energy projects
• Based on 23 interviews with European energy communities and financing institutions

Financing guide for energy communities

Finding finance for your community energy project is hard. This guide provides a very first introduction to community energy financing. We strived to make it easy to read and hands-on by sharing 14 practical and recent financing stories of European energy communities. You will find :

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Methodology guide

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Methodology guide

This methodology guide focuses on the citizen engagement side of developing a diverse range of community energy projects. Community energy is renewable energy that is developed and owned by the community. Community energy offers fair and equitable projects from which all in the community benefit.​ The guide provides a structured and detailed oversight of all the activities involved in developing a project to help you implement a process and inspire you to engage citizens in your project.

• First introduction to community energy financing
• Financial basics and frequently asked questions
• Information on most common financing schemes applied by energy communities
• Inspiring examples of successful community energy projects
• Based on 23 interviews with European energy communities and financing institutions

Financing guide for energy communities

Finding finance for your community energy project is hard. This guide provides a very first introduction to community energy financing. We strived to make it easy to read and hands-on by sharing 14 practical and recent financing stories of European energy communities. You will find :

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• First introduction to community energy financing
• Financial basics and frequently asked questions
• Information on most common financing schemes applied by energy communities
• Inspiring examples of successful community energy projects
• Based on 23 interviews with European energy communities and financing institutions

Financing guide for energy communities

Finding finance for your community energy project is hard. This guide provides a very first introduction to community energy financing. We strived to make it easy to read and hands-on by sharing 14 practical and recent financing stories of European energy communities. You will find :

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Learning from experts

• Avoid phrases that make it sound like people in privileged positions are allowing or giving power or a voice to people in less privileged or oppressed situations, such as “empowerment” or “giving a voice to”. Instead use phrases such as “supporting a platform for” or “amplifying the voices of”.
• Use phrases that acknowledge that your organisation or the system in general hasn’t been providing equal access to opportunities for all or hasn’t been a platform in which everyone has had an equal voice. For example, don’t use “hard to reach” but “unheard”.

Inclusive communication

Step 3

Some guidelines:

• Place the emphasis on the individual, don’t equate people with a certain condition or situation they might be in, for example use “people with a disability/ies” instead of “the disabled” or “disabled people”. Use “people in a situation of poverty” instead of “poor people”. Use “people facing social exclusion” or “people who are in a vulnerable position because of” instead of “vulnerable people”.
• Consider yourself and your organisation to be an “ally” to people and communities experiencing oppression and injustice.

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Policy recommendations

In this report we are taking a closer look at the context for energy communities in SCCALE 203050 pilots countries. These projects are all corresponding to the Energy Communities definitions outlined in the Clean Energy for All Legislative Package. We will be using cases and stories from our project and network to show what works well at the moment and what still needs further improvement to unleash the full potential of community energy. With that information, we developed policy recommendations at different levels to provide a favorable legislative context in which community energy projects can thrive and prosper.

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Policy recommendations

In this report we are taking a closer look at the context for energy communities in SCCALE 203050 pilots countries. These projects are all corresponding to the Energy Communities definitions outlined in the Clean Energy for All Legislative Package. We will be using cases and stories from our project and network to show what works well at the moment and what still needs further improvement to unleash the full potential of community energy. With that information, we developed policy recommendations at different levels to provide a favorable legislative context in which community energy projects can thrive and prosper.

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Policy recommendations

In this report we are taking a closer look at the context for energy communities in SCCALE 203050 pilots countries. These projects are all corresponding to the Energy Communities definitions outlined in the Clean Energy for All Legislative Package. We will be using cases and stories from our project and network to show what works well at the moment and what still needs further improvement to unleash the full potential of community energy. With that information, we developed policy recommendations at different levels to provide a favorable legislative context in which community energy projects can thrive and prosper.

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• First introduction to community energy financing
• Financial basics and frequently asked questions
• Information on most common financing schemes applied by energy communities
• Inspiring examples of successful community energy projects
• Based on 23 interviews with European energy communities and financing institutions

Financing guide for energy communities

Finding finance for your community energy project is hard. This guide provides a very first introduction to community energy financing. We strived to make it easy to read and hands-on by sharing 14 practical and recent financing stories of European energy communities. You will find :

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• First introduction to community energy financing
• Financial basics and frequently asked questions
• Information on most common financing schemes applied by energy communities
• Inspiring examples of successful community energy projects
• Based on 23 interviews with European energy communities and financing institutions

Financing guide for energy communities

Finding finance for your community energy project is hard. This guide provides a very first introduction to community energy financing. We strived to make it easy to read and hands-on by sharing 14 practical and recent financing stories of European energy communities. You will find :

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Methodology guide

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Methodology guide

This methodology guide focuses on the citizen engagement side of developing a diverse range of community energy projects. Community energy is renewable energy that is developed and owned by the community. Community energy offers fair and equitable projects from which all in the community benefit.​ The guide provides a structured and detailed oversight of all the activities involved in developing a project to help you implement a process and inspire you to engage citizens in your project.

Policy recommendations

In this report we are taking a closer look at the context for energy communities in SCCALE 203050 pilots countries. These projects are all corresponding to the Energy Communities definitions outlined in the Clean Energy for All Legislative Package. We will be using cases and stories from our project and network to show what works well at the moment and what still needs further improvement to unleash the full potential of community energy. With that information, we developed policy recommendations at different levels to provide a favorable legislative context in which community energy projects can thrive and prosper.

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Technology & business models

Step 5

Some tips:

• Invite your local community to participate in the design and implementation of your projects. Ask residents to meet with experts, give best case examples, and answer questions. Don't come with a fixed plan: that's the quickest way to lose their trust - be flexible!
• Trigger curiosity from people to learn about your initiative and enable smaller investments in projects.
• Reach out to socially-oriented organisations that may be interested in receiving your project development support.

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Revolving cooperative equity funds

• as seed capital
• as project specific funding
• as non-specific project funding

Equity financing

Shares

Policy recommendations

In this report we are taking a closer look at the context for energy communities in SCCALE 203050 pilots countries. These projects are all corresponding to the Energy Communities definitions outlined in the Clean Energy for All Legislative Package. We will be using cases and stories from our project and network to show what works well at the moment and what still needs further improvement to unleash the full potential of community energy. With that information, we developed policy recommendations at different levels to provide a favorable legislative context in which community energy projects can thrive and prosper.

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• First introduction to community energy financing
• Financial basics and frequently asked questions
• Information on most common financing schemes applied by energy communities
• Inspiring examples of successful community energy projects
• Based on 23 interviews with European energy communities and financing institutions

Financing guide for energy communities

Finding finance for your community energy project is hard. This guide provides a very first introduction to community energy financing. We strived to make it easy to read and hands-on by sharing 14 practical and recent financing stories of European energy communities. You will find :

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Policy recommendations

In this report we are taking a closer look at the context for energy communities in SCCALE 203050 pilots countries. These projects are all corresponding to the Energy Communities definitions outlined in the Clean Energy for All Legislative Package. We will be using cases and stories from our project and network to show what works well at the moment and what still needs further improvement to unleash the full potential of community energy. With that information, we developed policy recommendations at different levels to provide a favorable legislative context in which community energy projects can thrive and prosper.

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Methodology guide

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Methodology guide

This methodology guide focuses on the citizen engagement side of developing a diverse range of community energy projects. Community energy is renewable energy that is developed and owned by the community. Community energy offers fair and equitable projects from which all in the community benefit.​ The guide provides a structured and detailed oversight of all the activities involved in developing a project to help you implement a process and inspire you to engage citizens in your project.

Policy recommendations

In this report we are taking a closer look at the context for energy communities in SCCALE 203050 pilots countries. These projects are all corresponding to the Energy Communities definitions outlined in the Clean Energy for All Legislative Package. We will be using cases and stories from our project and network to show what works well at the moment and what still needs further improvement to unleash the full potential of community energy. With that information, we developed policy recommendations at different levels to provide a favorable legislative context in which community energy projects can thrive and prosper.

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• project-specific: members & non-members
• bonds
• subordinated loans
• cooperative obligations
• ethical vs. traditional banks
• relation with the bank

Crowd investment

• what to provide
• combination with shares
• ethical vs. traditional banks
• relation with the bank

Debt financing

Banks loans

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Methodology guide

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Methodology guide

This methodology guide focuses on the citizen engagement side of developing a diverse range of community energy projects. Community energy is renewable energy that is developed and owned by the community. Community energy offers fair and equitable projects from which all in the community benefit.​ The guide provides a structured and detailed oversight of all the activities involved in developing a project to help you implement a process and inspire you to engage citizens in your project.

Some tips

• Build networks! Consider collaborating with feminist organisations to spread the message of energy communities; you can participate in feminist events and programs to recruit more FLINTA and LGBTQIA+ people in your energy community.
• Make men your allies! Involve them in gender talks and whenever we talk about women’s empowerment, try to bring men on the same page as women or diverse gender.
• Check the HeForShe movement initiated by UNWomen to bring men and people of all genders to stand in solidarity with women.

Inclusive engagement

Step 3

• When you organise an event, ensure that you give the floor to a girl/woman for the first question during the Q&A.
• Try to use gender-sensitive language, rather than gender-neutral language.
• Organise childcare and/or call a childminder to facilitate activities with the children in parallel with your events or meetings.
• Avoid scheduling events or meetings that conflict with religious holidays.
• Mobilise the diversity of your community including young people in your activities.

• First introduction to community energy financing
• Financial basics and frequently asked questions
• Information on most common financing schemes applied by energy communities
• Inspiring examples of successful community energy projects
• Based on 23 interviews with European energy communities and financing institutions

Financing guide for energy communities

Finding finance for your community energy project is hard. This guide provides a very first introduction to community energy financing. We strived to make it easy to read and hands-on by sharing 14 practical and recent financing stories of European energy communities. You will find :

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Co-financing through municipalities

Local authority or municipal support

Municipal guarantees

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Methodology guide

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Methodology guide

This methodology guide focuses on the citizen engagement side of developing a diverse range of community energy projects. Community energy is renewable energy that is developed and owned by the community. Community energy offers fair and equitable projects from which all in the community benefit.​ The guide provides a structured and detailed oversight of all the activities involved in developing a project to help you implement a process and inspire you to engage citizens in your project.

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Methodology guide

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Methodology guide

This methodology guide focuses on the citizen engagement side of developing a diverse range of community energy projects. Community energy is renewable energy that is developed and owned by the community. Community energy offers fair and equitable projects from which all in the community benefit.​ The guide provides a structured and detailed oversight of all the activities involved in developing a project to help you implement a process and inspire you to engage citizens in your project.

Policy recommendations

In this report we are taking a closer look at the context for energy communities in SCCALE 203050 pilots countries. These projects are all corresponding to the Energy Communities definitions outlined in the Clean Energy for All Legislative Package. We will be using cases and stories from our project and network to show what works well at the moment and what still needs further improvement to unleash the full potential of community energy. With that information, we developed policy recommendations at different levels to provide a favorable legislative context in which community energy projects can thrive and prosper.

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Awards

Donations

• for energy communities
• general support schemes

Grants

Public support schemes

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Methodology guide

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Methodology guide

This methodology guide focuses on the citizen engagement side of developing a diverse range of community energy projects. Community energy is renewable energy that is developed and owned by the community. Community energy offers fair and equitable projects from which all in the community benefit.​ The guide provides a structured and detailed oversight of all the activities involved in developing a project to help you implement a process and inspire you to engage citizens in your project.

Policy recommendations

In this report we are taking a closer look at the context for energy communities in SCCALE 203050 pilots countries. These projects are all corresponding to the Energy Communities definitions outlined in the Clean Energy for All Legislative Package. We will be using cases and stories from our project and network to show what works well at the moment and what still needs further improvement to unleash the full potential of community energy. With that information, we developed policy recommendations at different levels to provide a favorable legislative context in which community energy projects can thrive and prosper.

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1. Collecting available data, which often means that gender- disaggregated data must be compiled, also considering and organising data along the intersectional dimensions.
2. Identifying potential differences and the underlying causes of inequalities.
3. This information helps to inform Policies, programmes and projects, which is the aim of the analysis.

To help ensure an energy community becomes more inclusive and representative of the community in which it is based, it may start by making a gender, intersectional analysis of the community.The process starts with :

Where do we start?

Step 1

Gender-disaggregated data is essential in most methodologies. This can be the first step for mapping other interconnected dimensions such as : socioeconomic class, race, ethnicity, religion, age, and/or disability, i.e. for gender-disaggregated intersectional data. Conducting a Gender Analysis is the starting point for developing interventions to address gender inequalities. It aims to identify the differences between and among women and men in terms of their relative position and the distribution of resources, opportunities, constraints and power in a given context.

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Methodology guide

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Methodology guide

This methodology guide focuses on the citizen engagement side of developing a diverse range of community energy projects. Community energy is renewable energy that is developed and owned by the community. Community energy offers fair and equitable projects from which all in the community benefit.​ The guide provides a structured and detailed oversight of all the activities involved in developing a project to help you implement a process and inspire you to engage citizens in your project.

• First introduction to community energy financing
• Financial basics and frequently asked questions
• Information on most common financing schemes applied by energy communities
• Inspiring examples of successful community energy projects
• Based on 23 interviews with European energy communities and financing institutions

Financing guide for energy communities

Finding finance for your community energy project is hard. This guide provides a very first introduction to community energy financing. We strived to make it easy to read and hands-on by sharing 14 practical and recent financing stories of European energy communities. You will find :

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Policy recommendations

In this report we are taking a closer look at the context for energy communities in SCCALE 203050 pilots countries. These projects are all corresponding to the Energy Communities definitions outlined in the Clean Energy for All Legislative Package. We will be using cases and stories from our project and network to show what works well at the moment and what still needs further improvement to unleash the full potential of community energy. With that information, we developed policy recommendations at different levels to provide a favorable legislative context in which community energy projects can thrive and prosper.

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Organisation & Partnerships

Step 4

To ensure inclusive decision making you can adopt different options for the board of the community: - Quotas - Flexible membership - Personal invitation - Clear definition of the responsibilities foreseen for each role Commitments to inclusivity can be reinforced if formalised in statues and official documents, while recruitment and salary policies can help you having a more diverse team. To ensure the empowerment of people of diverse backgrounds and their inclusion in your energy community consider building mutually beneficial relationships with a variety of local civil society organisations.

• First introduction to community energy financing
• Financial basics and frequently asked questions
• Information on most common financing schemes applied by energy communities
• Inspiring examples of successful community energy projects
• Based on 23 interviews with European energy communities and financing institutions

Financing guide for energy communities

Finding finance for your community energy project is hard. This guide provides a very first introduction to community energy financing. We strived to make it easy to read and hands-on by sharing 14 practical and recent financing stories of European energy communities. You will find :

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Methodology guide

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Methodology guide

This methodology guide focuses on the citizen engagement side of developing a diverse range of community energy projects. Community energy is renewable energy that is developed and owned by the community. Community energy offers fair and equitable projects from which all in the community benefit.​ The guide provides a structured and detailed oversight of all the activities involved in developing a project to help you implement a process and inspire you to engage citizens in your project.

Policy recommendations

In this report we are taking a closer look at the context for energy communities in SCCALE 203050 pilots countries. These projects are all corresponding to the Energy Communities definitions outlined in the Clean Energy for All Legislative Package. We will be using cases and stories from our project and network to show what works well at the moment and what still needs further improvement to unleash the full potential of community energy. With that information, we developed policy recommendations at different levels to provide a favorable legislative context in which community energy projects can thrive and prosper.

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• First introduction to community energy financing
• Financial basics and frequently asked questions
• Information on most common financing schemes applied by energy communities
• Inspiring examples of successful community energy projects
• Based on 23 interviews with European energy communities and financing institutions

Financing guide for energy communities

Finding finance for your community energy project is hard. This guide provides a very first introduction to community energy financing. We strived to make it easy to read and hands-on by sharing 14 practical and recent financing stories of European energy communities. You will find :

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Policy recommendations

In this report we are taking a closer look at the context for energy communities in SCCALE 203050 pilots countries. These projects are all corresponding to the Energy Communities definitions outlined in the Clean Energy for All Legislative Package. We will be using cases and stories from our project and network to show what works well at the moment and what still needs further improvement to unleash the full potential of community energy. With that information, we developed policy recommendations at different levels to provide a favorable legislative context in which community energy projects can thrive and prosper.

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Methodology guide

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Methodology guide

This methodology guide focuses on the citizen engagement side of developing a diverse range of community energy projects. Community energy is renewable energy that is developed and owned by the community. Community energy offers fair and equitable projects from which all in the community benefit.​ The guide provides a structured and detailed oversight of all the activities involved in developing a project to help you implement a process and inspire you to engage citizens in your project.