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Barriers and threats to community power

31/05/2021

Climate justice & energy Community & renewable energy
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31/05/21

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Community energy has become a recognized force pushing forward the whole community energy transition. Yet, despite gaining support in EU law, community energy often faces a plethora of barriers that slow down or block projects from succeeding.

From grid access, to access to financial capital, to burdensome bureaucracy – too often the potential of community energy is prevented from being unleashed.

This briefing offers clear solutions to speed up and unblock the rollout of the community energy revolution.

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