Energy communities
stories
Our Austrian Partner Wonderland has recently released a series of articles on Energy communities in Austria. The articles provide an in-depth look at the various self-sustaining communities while relaying their stories and the challenges facing them (from legal and policy related obstacles to technological or structural.)
Why
Energy communities?
The Clean Energy for all Europeans Package, adopted in 2019, aims to decarbonize the EU’s energy system as part of the European Green Deal objectives. The package places citizens and communities at the center of energy production, promoting local communities and enabling them to consume and produce through local means. There still is a lot to accomplish in this realm however, from governance models to technological adaptation, from supporting social impact to promoting outreach and the growth of energy communities.
Access
The articles
You can access the articles below, for an in-depth report on the various Austrian energy communities and their stories.
The Bürger*innenKRAFTwerk energy community is located in Aggsbach by the Danube river, in Lower Austria.
Located on the outskirts of Graz in Styria, so-strom is both an energy community as well as an energy community facilitator, producing and sharing energy within the neighborhood.
Unser Strom Landeck acts as a sandbox energy community, sharing best practices to others interested in establishing an energy community of their own in the region, while establishing networks to other energy communities.
Neoom is a Vienna – based platform that supports energy communities – from establishing the organization to producing and sharing energy within the community, they offer support each step of the way.