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January 22, 2026

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From bystanders to partners: How to ensure the new Citizens Energy Package effectively engages EU citizens in a clean energy future?

Authors: Niklavs Tamanis, Veronica Saletti, Marco Costa, Marina Fernández-Campoamor – EUSEW Young Energy Ambassadors Citizens still struggle to join Europe’s clean energy transition. This article tests two practical approaches that turn hosts into partners: energy communities, where citizens co-own and share power, and community-benefit clauses, which distribute value locally. We, Young Energy Ambassadors, show how […]

January 15, 2026

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Bulgaria proposes changes to electricity trading rules to include new market participants

The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission of has proposed its amendments to Bulgaria’s electricity trading rules. The changes aim to align electricity trading rules with recent updates to the country’s Energy Act and a legal and operational framework for new categories of market participants, according to law firm CMS Bulgaria. New categories include active customers […]

December 11, 2025

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Croatia drafts EUR 1.68 billion Social Climate Plan

Croatia has prepared a Social Climate Plan for the period 2026-2032, worth EUR 1.68 billion. It would introduce measures for the buildings and road transport sectors aimed at supporting households and small businesses. The draft of Croatia’s Social Climate Plan is under public discussion, which will last until December 22. The process of adopting the […]

December 8, 2025

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Greece’s first municipal energy community to be launched in its coal capital Kozani

The city of Kozani in northern Greece, home of the country’s dwindling lignite industry, is seeking a contractor for seven photovoltaic systems of 7 MW overall. The municipality said the power plants would supply its buildings, public lighting, pumps and drilling rigs as part of the country’s first energy community led by a local authority. […]

December 2, 2025

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Energy communities reduce power bills for members, improve electricity market

Citizen energy communities make the energy system greener and benefit society at a local level, Josh Roberts from European federation of energy communities REScoop said in his presentation, organized in Belgrade by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. It is a form of association that also lowers costs for households, institutions and small firms […]

October 14, 2025

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Rooftop solar on public buildings gains momentum in Slovenia

The trend of installing rooftop solar on public buildings to create energy communities is gaining momentum in Slovenia, with two more cities, Velenje and Kranj, joining the initiative. Similar projects were recently announced in Celje, Šoštanj, and Novo Mesto. Velenje plans to install solar power plants on 13 public buildings in cooperation with ECE, a […]

October 14, 2025

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Greece’s energy transition at risk amid gridlock with batteries, new tech

An overreliance on photovoltaics, combined with slow growth in the deployment of new technologies and storage, threatens Greece’s renewable energy future. The country achieved rapid growth in renewable energy in the past five years, and penetration has surpassed 50% of the electricity mix. However, the very success of the energy policies also led to significant […]

October 11, 2025

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Greek regulator steps in to prevent energy communities misuse

Legitimate energy communities have suffered in Greece, as private investors have been taking advantage of the status to promote disguised commercial projects. Normally, energy communities are set up to help citizens, businesses and other special consumer groups to benefit from lower energy costs using renewable energy. There are two categories: renewable energy communities (RECs) and […]

September 30, 2025

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Bulgarian capital Sofia to create its first energy community in Vitosha district

Citizens and businesses in Sofia will be able to invest in a photovoltaic system on a school rooftop as part of the first energy community. It would be a partnership between the city’s Vitosha District, individuals and legal entities. Following a few early initiatives in Bulgaria, the capital city decided to establish its first energy […]

September 29, 2025

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Celje, Šoštanj among Slovenian municipal authorities pursuing energy independence

The City of Celje in Slovenia plans to install 11 solar power plants on its public buildings, and the Municipality of Šoštanj agreed contracted four such units. The photovoltaic systems would be part of energy communities. Šoštanj expects to save EUR 70,000 per year while Celje is counting on EUR 200,000. Novo Mesto, another municipality […]

Tag Archives: energy communities

From bystanders to partners: How to ensure the new Citizens Energy Package effectively engages EU citizens in a clean energy future?

Bulgaria proposes changes to electricity trading rules to include new market participants

Croatia drafts EUR 1.68 billion Social Climate Plan

Greece’s first municipal energy community to be launched in its coal capital Kozani

Energy communities reduce power bills for members, improve electricity market

Rooftop solar on public buildings gains momentum in Slovenia

Greece’s energy transition at risk amid gridlock with batteries, new tech

Greek regulator steps in to prevent energy communities misuse

Bulgarian capital Sofia to create its first energy community in Vitosha district

Celje, Šoštanj among Slovenian municipal authorities pursuing energy independence

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