Are We on the Right Track? Collective Self-Consumption and Energy Communities in the European Union

To accelerate the energy transition, the EU “Clean Energy for all Europeans” package aims to strengthen the involvement of end consumers in the energy market. To this end, together with so-called “active consumers” and provisions for individual and collective renewable energy self-consumption, two t...

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Autores principales:	Dorian Frieden, Andreas Tuerk, Ana Rita Antunes, Vasilakis Athanasios, Alexandros-Georgios Chronis, Stanislas d’Herbemont, Mislav Kirac, Rita Marouço, Camilla Neumann, Esteban Pastor Catalayud, Niccolò Primo, Andrej Ferdo Gubina
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	energy communities clean energy package collective self-consumption transposition renewables Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c7d88581317d42db89cb5177ce3c244c2021-11-25T19:01:48ZAre We on the Right Track? Collective Self-Consumption and Energy Communities in the European Union10.3390/su1322124942071-1050https://doaj.org/article/c7d88581317d42db89cb5177ce3c244c2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/22/12494https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050To accelerate the energy transition, the EU “Clean Energy for all Europeans” package aims to strengthen the involvement of end consumers in the energy market. To this end, together with so-called “active consumers” and provisions for individual and collective renewable energy self-consumption, two types of energy communities were introduced. The EU framework, however, leaves many details of the transposition process to the national level. The corresponding directives were supposed to be transposed by the end of December 2020 (recast Electricity Market Directive, defining active consumers and citizen energy communities) and by the end of June 2021 (Renewable Energy Directive, defining renewables self-consumption and renewable energy communities). In this paper, we critically discuss major developments of the transposition, including questions of the general distinction of the different concepts, governance and ownership, physical expansion, administrative barriers and the overall integration of energy communities into the energy system. The analysis builds on country case studies as well as on previous work by the authors on the status of the transposition process throughout the EU. The paper shows that the national approaches differ greatly and are at very different stages. While basic provisions are in place in most Member States to meet the fundamental EU requirements, the overall integration into the energy system and market is only partly addressed. This concerns, for instance, the analysis of system impacts of energy communities and measures that would allow and support energy system-friendly behaviour. In addition, several practical hurdles need to be overcome. These often relate to administrative requirements such as complex registration and licensing procedures, the need for the involvement of several institutions, or difficult procedures for access to relevant data. The paper concludes that discussed barriers will need to be carefully addressed if the high expectations for the role of energy communities are to be met.Dorian FriedenAndreas TuerkAna Rita AntunesVasilakis AthanasiosAlexandros-Georgios ChronisStanislas d’HerbemontMislav KiracRita MarouçoCamilla NeumannEsteban Pastor CatalayudNiccolò PrimoAndrej Ferdo GubinaMDPI AGarticleenergy communitiesclean energy packagecollective self-consumptiontranspositionrenewablesEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12494, p 12494 (2021)
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topic	energy communities clean energy package collective self-consumption transposition renewables Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
spellingShingle	energy communities clean energy package collective self-consumption transposition renewables Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Dorian Frieden Andreas Tuerk Ana Rita Antunes Vasilakis Athanasios Alexandros-Georgios Chronis Stanislas d’Herbemont Mislav Kirac Rita Marouço Camilla Neumann Esteban Pastor Catalayud Niccolò Primo Andrej Ferdo Gubina Are We on the Right Track? Collective Self-Consumption and Energy Communities in the European Union
description	To accelerate the energy transition, the EU “Clean Energy for all Europeans” package aims to strengthen the involvement of end consumers in the energy market. To this end, together with so-called “active consumers” and provisions for individual and collective renewable energy self-consumption, two types of energy communities were introduced. The EU framework, however, leaves many details of the transposition process to the national level. The corresponding directives were supposed to be transposed by the end of December 2020 (recast Electricity Market Directive, defining active consumers and citizen energy communities) and by the end of June 2021 (Renewable Energy Directive, defining renewables self-consumption and renewable energy communities). In this paper, we critically discuss major developments of the transposition, including questions of the general distinction of the different concepts, governance and ownership, physical expansion, administrative barriers and the overall integration of energy communities into the energy system. The analysis builds on country case studies as well as on previous work by the authors on the status of the transposition process throughout the EU. The paper shows that the national approaches differ greatly and are at very different stages. While basic provisions are in place in most Member States to meet the fundamental EU requirements, the overall integration into the energy system and market is only partly addressed. This concerns, for instance, the analysis of system impacts of energy communities and measures that would allow and support energy system-friendly behaviour. In addition, several practical hurdles need to be overcome. These often relate to administrative requirements such as complex registration and licensing procedures, the need for the involvement of several institutions, or difficult procedures for access to relevant data. The paper concludes that discussed barriers will need to be carefully addressed if the high expectations for the role of energy communities are to be met.
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author	Dorian Frieden Andreas Tuerk Ana Rita Antunes Vasilakis Athanasios Alexandros-Georgios Chronis Stanislas d’Herbemont Mislav Kirac Rita Marouço Camilla Neumann Esteban Pastor Catalayud Niccolò Primo Andrej Ferdo Gubina
author_facet	Dorian Frieden Andreas Tuerk Ana Rita Antunes Vasilakis Athanasios Alexandros-Georgios Chronis Stanislas d’Herbemont Mislav Kirac Rita Marouço Camilla Neumann Esteban Pastor Catalayud Niccolò Primo Andrej Ferdo Gubina
author_sort	Dorian Frieden
title	Are We on the Right Track? Collective Self-Consumption and Energy Communities in the European Union
title_short	Are We on the Right Track? Collective Self-Consumption and Energy Communities in the European Union
title_full	Are We on the Right Track? Collective Self-Consumption and Energy Communities in the European Union
title_fullStr	Are We on the Right Track? Collective Self-Consumption and Energy Communities in the European Union
title_full_unstemmed	Are We on the Right Track? Collective Self-Consumption and Energy Communities in the European Union
title_sort	are we on the right track? collective self-consumption and energy communities in the european union
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Are We on the Right Track? Collective Self-Consumption and Energy Communities in the European Union

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