Energy communities and associations
Energy communities and associations are initiatives led by citizens and organizations that enable them to take control of local energy production and consumption. They help connect existing energy systems (consumption), operated by local residents, businesses, and municipalities, with renewable energy facilities (production).
What is community energy?
Community energy focuses on the involvement and collaboration of local stakeholders in the production, storage, sharing, and consumption of energy. The idea is that citizens, local governments, and the business sector in a given area jointly own and manage local facilities for renewable energy sources (RES), storage systems, and share the electricity produced among themselves.
The primary goal of community energy is not to generate profit but to build a system of local, sustainable, and efficient energy production and consumption that reduces energy costs, lowers emissions, improves the environment, and decreases dependence on fossil fuels.
Examples of electricity sharing
1. Sharing between own collection points (individuals)
- (Active) customer in a household in several own collection points:family house, cottage, apartment for rent
- Different mode of use / consumption
- Produced surpluses are used in other collection points
2. Sharing between own collection points (companies)
- (Active) corporate customer in several own collection points:production hall, office building, garages with charging stations
- Own production of electricity
- Own device for accumulation
- Produced surpluses are used in other collection points
3. Sharing between different subscribers
- Energy communities / associations:public buildings, schools, households, charging stations, public lighting, hospitals, small businesses, natural persons - family houses, natural persons - apartment buildings, entire streets, housing estates, municipalities, cities, VÚC
4. Sharing within apartment buildings
- Energy community / association
- Collection points in apartment buildings:common areas, apartment units, charging stations
- Own production of electricity
- Own production of heat
- Device for accumulation
How to build an energy community?
Check out our brochure, where you’ll find a lot of interesting information about building energy communities.
