From the power plant to the consumers: the rise of energy communities

Louis Lasnon

Chapter 7 in The Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Projects, 2026, pp 141-162 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Energy communities represent a “new” strategic lever for the energy transition. They promote the self-production of green energy and citizen involvement, which strengthens the social acceptance of renewable energy and accelerates its large-scale deployment. However, while European legislative texts have provided a legal framework for these initiatives, they do not define what constitutes a “community” or who the stakeholders are. Through a literature review on “local energy communities,” this chapter aims to better understand the underlying principles and outcomes of the communalization of energy and its impacts on the energy system.

Keywords: Community; Renewable energy; Energy citizenship; Autonomy; Energy democracy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035348749
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