⚡ Yesterday, Rosalinde van der Vlies, Head of Unit for Just Transition at DG ENER, backed the Citizens Energy Package target of increasing community-owned renewable energy tenfold by 2030. 📣 The package’s actions have great potential but enforcement mechanisms are needed. #10xCommunityPower

🤝 A few days ago, we met with MEPs from @socialistsanddemocrats.eu who support the Citizens Energy Package target of increasing community-owned renewable energy tenfold by 2030. 🌞 MEPs Annalisa Corrado, @christopheclergeau.bsky.social & Thomas Bajada say yes to #10xCommunityPower!

The European Energy Community Facility second call for proposals will open on 5 May! 🎉 Do you want to be among the first to know all the details and receive advice for your proposal? Join this info session: 📆 6 May at 10:00 CEST 📍 Online Register now! ➡️ energycommunitiesfacility.eu/events/info-...

🌱 At what stage is your energy community? Take the test to find out where your energy community project stands - from the first spark of inspiration to full operation - and receive tailored guidance for your next steps. 🧭 👉 energycommunityplatform.eu/energy-commu...

☑️Short-term support ☑️Mid-term policy integration ☑️Long-term system transformation National community energy coalitions build roadmaps that go beyond individual projects. Learn how the #LifeCOMET project makes this happen 👉 lifecomet.rescoop.eu/resources/na...

🏆 The #FastandFairAward finalists have been selected! Check out these fantastic #wind energy projects and get your votes in by March 31! Details: fastandfairenergy.eu/award-vote @caneurope.org @windeurope.bsky.social @solarpowereu.bsky.social @erefeu.bsky.social @eeb.org

✊Civil society unites to defend the Social Climate Fund This week we met with the cabinet of Commission Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto to call for: ✅Transparency and stakeholder inclusion in Social Climate Plans ✅No weakening of ETS2 ✅Stronger Social Climate Plans with additional revenues

Good practice: citizen energy protects consumers! ⚡️ With energy market uncertainty rising again, cooperative suppliers reactivate price caps and favor local, short supply chains. 🤝 In Belgium, Cociter, a cooperative supplier, caps the electricity price again. www.cociter.be/cociter-prot...

🎯 The Citizens Energy Package aims to increase community energy production tenfold by 2030, but ambition alone won't get us there. The legislation is ready. The goals are there. What's missing? Binding commitments & funding. Read our op-ed ⤵️ revolve.media/insights/how... #10xCommunityPower

🤝 We met with several MEPs to discuss the Citizens Energy Package's goal of increasing community-owned renewable energy tenfold by 2030. ⚡MEPs @btobback.bsky.social, @nielsfuglsang.bsky.social , @brigittevdberg.bsky.social, @rudikennes.bsky.social and Anna Stürgkh support #10xCommunityPower.

The #AquaCOM project helps energy communities in North-West Europe to use aquathermal energy for heating. Subscribe to the project newsletter to: 📣 Stay up to date on the project activities 🛠️ Discover useful resources on this renewable energy source 👉 nweurope.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

🚀 Energy communities don’t scale on their own 🤝 Across Europe, national coalitions act as intermediaries: bridging citizens, policymakers, DSOs and regulators to make community energy work in practice. 🔎 Discover the coalitions supported through #LifeCOMET: lifecomet.rescoop.eu/coalitions

⚡ "In a tumultuous era of geopolitical and economic uncertainty, energy communities can be the cohesive glue that connects EU values and objectives, to people’s everyday bread and butter issues" Article from our colleagues Chris Vrettos and @saratachelet.bsky.social ⤵️ #EUSEW2026 #10xCommunityPower

💰 Planning a visit to the bank? Make your pitch count! This SCCALE 20 30 50 guide will help bank representatives understand your community energy project, improving your chances of walking out with the funding you need.🤝 Have a look at it! → energycommunityplatform.eu/resources/fi...

🌈 Why do national coalitions of energy communities matter? The new #LifeCOMET report walks us through the crucial support they bring to the community energy movement, exploring common challenges and strategies across 7 countries. 📄Check it out! lifecomet.rescoop.eu/resources/na...

🤝 Together with over 75 partners representing civil society, companies and business associations we say no to further weakening or delay of ETS2. Read the letter here: carbonmarketwatch.org/publications...

📢 Webinar alert! ⚡How can public funding better support energy communities? Designing financing calls that are simple, accessible and impactful is a common challenge for public authorities. 📅 17 March 2026 ⏰ 11:00–12:00 CET 💻 Online 👉 Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/44f1c5...

🔎 Our policy team has analysed the Citizens Energy Package. ✅️ We welcome the target to increase community-owned renewable capacity tenfold, and we say yes to #10xCommunityPower! ⚠️ However, the package lacks enforcement mechanisms. Our full analysis 👉 www.rescoop.eu/toolbox/resc...

🔥 865 billion euros are on the line! 🔍 As part of the funding architecture of the next EU budget (2028-2034), Member States will create National and Regional Partnership Plans outlining major national investments. See how these plans can support citizen energy 👉 www.rescoop.eu/toolbox/stro...

📢 PRESS RELEASE @rescoop.eu welcomes the Citizens Energy Package’s tenfold community energy target but regrets the lack of enforcement. Our full reaction ➡️ www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

♀️ How can we ensure that the energy transition is inclusive for women? REScoop.eu's Gender Power and Inclusion working group has developed a strategy to involve diverse voices in the energy transition. 🔎 Explore more in this article and get inspired: www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve... #WomensDay2026

🚨 The European Court of Auditors just published a report on energy communities. 🎯 The report offers an important lesson: the only way to effectively boost the energy communities is to put in place legally binding targets. Read the report here 👉 www.eca.europa.eu/en/news/NEWS...

🎉 Today we celebrate International Women’s Day and reaffirm our commitment to gender equality! 🌟 In 2023, we developed a Gender Equality Plan for @REScoopeu. This is where we stand now! Do you want to do the same in your energy community? 👉 www.rescoop.eu/toolbox/gend... #WomensDay2026 #IWD2026

📬 Our March newsletter is out! With updates on: 📜 Open letter on the next EU budget 🗺️ One-stop shops mapping 🏆 Our monthly success story Read it here: mailchi.mp/rescoop.eu/m...

🤝🏻 Energy communities can bring resilience during uncertain times. 📢 During the webinar "EU Powered by People: The Role of Energy Communities", hosted by Driving Urban Transitions Partnership, our colleague Chris Vrettos highlighted multiple benefits of community energy.

📈 Do you want to learn how to create a business plan for your energy community? Join this #ENERCOMFacility online course! You will learn how to: 🌟 Articulate the value of your project 🔎 Map stakeholders 📈 Develop financial projections … and more! Check it out! 👉 energycommunitiesfacility.eu/learn

📽️ Lights, camera, action! In this video, #AquaCOM Early Adopter Energy Communities share what brought them to aquathermal energy: from the wish to cut carbon emissions & increase energy resilience to the ambition to innovate & inspire others. ▶️ Watch it in full: aquacom.nweurope.eu/blog/aquacom...

🏆 #SuccessStoryOfTheMonth 🏫 What happens when education is used as a pillar for energy sovereignty? 🏝️ In La Palma, Energía Bonita installs solar panels on public schools to provide green energy to the locals, and created a space for collective decision making. 👉 www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

📍 Your community belongs on the map. The Energy Community Platform is a space where energy communities come to learn and connect. Add your community to the map and become part of the movement reshaping Europe's energy system! → energycommunityplatform.eu/communities/

☀️ Our colleagues Chris Vrettos and Felix Kriedemann are attending the World Sustainable Energy Days in Wels, Austria. They presented the guide we contributed to on designing funding calls for energy communities - written for Managing Authorities. 🔗 Check out the guide: ec.europa.eu/regional_pol...

💧 Citizen-led aquathermal energy is about community power and the ambition to decarbonise heating while lowering energy bills. Learn from two inspiring aquathermal energy experiences in the Netherlands and Ireland. 🎬 Watch the #AquaCOM workshop: aquacom.nweurope.eu/blog/aquacom...

🎙️ Today, our colleague @saratachelet.bsky.social has joined a consultation of the European Committee of the Regions to help prepare its opinion on priorities for the next EU budget. 📣 At @rescoop.eu, we call for clear, sustained policy and targeted financial instruments for energy communities.

✨ Would you like to host an event on energy communities online or onsite? 📢 Apply for the Sustainable Energy Day call to give it visibility! 🔎 Learn how and apply here: sustainable-energy-week.ec.europa.eu/news/gain-vi... #EUSEW2026

📊 Use energy smartly! The SmartCORE project will launch an experiment with 450 households and 50 buildings to optimise the consumption of locally produced renewable energy in Les Pays de Vilaine. Dive into the full story: → smartcore.nweurope.eu/blog/france-... #SmartCORENWE

🤔How can the Citizens Energy Package empower citizens to participate in energy communities? Our Senior Policy Advisor Chris Vrettos will address this and other questions in the upcoming Urban Lunch Talk. ⏰4 March at 12:00-13:00 CET (Online) ✍🏼Register here: dutpartnership.eu/events/urban...

🎉 We are happy to welcome two new members and three supporters to our network! 📍 The Mobility Factory SCE 📍 @cepathways.bsky.social 📍Latvian Rural Forum 📍@codemadublin.bsky.social 📍Orklys Learn more about them 👉 www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

📣 Webinar alert! Our colleague Antonia Proka will discuss how to inform and engage citizens in energy communities. 🔸How can citizens be informed in an engaging and inclusive way? 🔸Best practices, tips and tools? 📆 26 February, 12-13H CET Register now! 👉 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f628f1...

One-stop shops provide key support for energy communities on many topics. ✍️ Project design 📝 Admin procedures 💶 Funding opportunities and more! Find one near you and get support for your community energy project! ➡️ energycommunitiesfacility.eu/resources/on...

🧐 What is holding building renovations back? 📣 This new paper from #BuildBetterLives campaign shares key policy recommendations, such as to support energy communities and cooperative models that combine renovation with local renewable energy generation. 🔍 buildbetterlives.eu/wp-content/u...

🤝 Although managing authorities of EU funds understand the added value of energy communities, they often don't know how to support them. 💡 This guide on designing public funding calls for energy communities aims to close this gap. Check it out! 👉 ec.europa.eu/regional_pol...

⌛ Just 3 days left! 🌬️ Apply for the #FastandFair Award, which recognises wind projects that combine renewable innovation with social justice, environmental stewardship, and strong community engagement. 📆 Applications open until 20 February: → fastandfairenergy.eu/award

More than 50 organisations have signed an open letter published by #renewable #energy #coops apex @rescoop.eu , calling for greater inclusion in the European Commission’s National and Regional Partnership Plans www.thenews.coop/rescoop-must...

⏰6 days left to apply to the European Energy Communities Forum! 📣We asked participants about their experience in Krakow last year. Ivana got inspired to empower the community energy movement in Serbia and created a portal for energy communities! 🌈Apply now: www.energycommunitiesforum.eu #EECF2026

⚡The upcoming Citizens Energy Package is the moment for community energy. These are our 3 main recommendations: 🟡Creating an Energy Communities Action Plan; 🟡Producing guidance on enabling frameworks; 🟡Addressing non-compliance with transparency. ➜ www.renewablematter.eu/en/citizens-...

Convinced that the energy transition will be social, or it won’t happen at all? Our member @ewsschoenau.bsky.social & @oekoinstitut.bsky.social have launched a new report (in German) on the social power of community energy.⚡ Check it out! → www.ews-schoenau.de/blog/artikel...

🎉Historic moment for the community energy movement in the UK!🙌 🤩The national government has committed up to £1 billion of funding to the community and local energy sector. ⚡We would love to see this level of support in other countries! Read the reaction of our member @energy4alluk.bsky.social ⤵️

👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 Energy solidarity starts local. Explore practical ways to make your community’s energy transition truly just, inclusive and resilient. The CEES Energy Solidarity Toolkit brings together valuable insights and lessons from CEES partners’ experiences: → energycommunityplatform.eu/resources/en...

🙅 4 years ago 45% of our gas came from Russia. 🙅 Today, 60% of our LNG comes from US. This energy dependence is a barrier for Europe. So what is the 🇪🇺 doing about it? In this article, #MUSEDHC explores how citizen-led renewables can reduce this dependency: musedhc.ambienteitalia.it/2026/02/03/i...

🌞 We are proud to see LIFE LOOP highlighted in the "Giving LIFE to Europe’s Clean Energy Transition" publication! ✨ This is a great recognition of the work we did supporting local authorities to fully embrace their role as community energy facilitators. 🔎 cinea.ec.europa.eu/publications...

⚡ How can we keep our energy affordable, sustainable, and reliable? The citizens of Loenen, Netherlands, asked themselves the same question before stepping into their exciting energy-community journey. 🔋 Read the full story: smartcore.nweurope.eu/blog/netherl... #SmartCORENWE