If you’re thinking about how best to support energy communities in your municipality, region and/or area, you may want to consider the following questions: 

• What existing national, regional and other policies already exist to support energy communities in their use of renewable energy sources? Have these been successful? How could they be improved? 
• How can we ensure that everyone can participate in – and benefit from – the transition to more renewable energy sources? 
• What energy communities already exist in your municipality, region and/or area? 

If there are energy communities:

• • What does each energy community aim to do? Who do they engage with? Do they already make use of renewable energy sources?  
  • What challenges do energy communities in your municipality/region/area face? What barriers are there to participating in the transition to more renewable energy sources? How can policy better support these energy communities?

If there aren’t any energy communities:

• • Why not? Are there other groups which support an interest in renewable energy sources or related interests?
  • What barriers are there to setting up an energy community or cooperative?