Driving the transition: Community Power in National Energy and Climate Plans

The European Community Power Coalition, coordinated by Friends of the Earth Europe, has assessed the (draft) revised National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs), which are comprehensive strategies for Member States to contribute to the EU’s Climate ambition.

These plans are crucial for delivering the EU Commission’s Energy and Climate objectives and should acknowledge and adequately promote energy communities as key actors to accelerate a just, democratic, and equitable transition.

In our assessment, the Coalition revisits the four requests outlined in a letter sent to the Commission in October 2023, evaluating the extent to which Member States are actively supporting the development of community energy initiatives. We urge all Member States to provide adequate targets and long-term supportive measures for self-consumption and energy communities in their final NECPs.

Read our briefing to find out best-practices in the current draft of the revised NECPs, which Member State is a front runner and who is lagging behind.

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