Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Struggle, organizing energy communitiesincreasing in Spain in recent years, but There were no specific rules. Department chaired by the vice president Teresa Ribera revealed public information a proposal for a Royal Decree setting out the definition, requirements, rights and obligations of this figure. As an innovation, a standard certain quota in renewable tenders for these communities — something that has already been featured in recent auctions, though not very successful — and 5% capacity reserve inside nodes of the electrical network reserved for access and link contests. Interested parties can submit their claims until 17 May.
Energy communities are made up of groups of people. generate, consume, store, share and sell renewable energy For this reason collective. Its main purpose is to provide environmental, economic and social benefits to its members and the environment rather than financial profitability. and scope They’re not just limited to electricity –through self-consumption with photovoltaic panels– but also to improve energy efficiency or focus on other uses Transport or heating and cooling source.
So, a community example can be a town with photovoltaic solar installations for collective self-consumption, Shared electric vehicles and charging pointsA biomass and solar thermal central heating (this also makes it possible to ventilate some sports facilities) and energy demand management systemAlong with an app to inform participants.
distinguishes between standard renewable energy communities And Citizen energy communities. Between Common elements Both can acquire different legal structures (or associations, cooperatives, companies, non-profit organizations or SMEs) for electricity generation, participate in all organized markets and their consists of at least five partners or membersnatural persons, local authorities or small companies, not exceeding 51% of the votes. This the main difference It is based on the fact that partners or members renewable energy communities must be located in the region. the immediate surroundings of the facilities renewable energy at a distance that will depend on the population of the municipality.
more than 50 communities
According to data in Spain Institute of Energy Diversification and Conservation Institute (IDAE) currently exists 50 energy communities. a figure far from countries such as Germany or Denmark is Hundreds of projects like this thanks to a strong tradition of community ownership and social enterprises. Some of the best known communities include: enercoop in the Community of Valencia or We are Mobilitya non-profit Catalan cooperative since 2017 car sharing to its partners through a platform
A custom arrangement has been main famine in spain and one of the bands’ most repeated requests came in the heat of the year. community interest. The European Commission finds this Community legislation in the so-called Winter Package. So he made the definition. citizen energy communitiesincluded in the Internal Electricity Market Directive and renewable energy community communitiesis included in the Renewable Energy Directive revision. Spain should have transferred both earlier. 30 June 2021Therefore, the Government wants to confirm this regulatory project “as soon as possible”.
European funds
Among the aid provided for the strategic project (PERTE) for renewable energy sources, green hydrogen and storage, 100 million euro match To support such projects. The executive has already resolved two of the four calls equipped with 40 million benefiting 73 communities of more than 95,000 members. “Something that has been very successful in Spain, small cities creation of local energy communities. To do this, mayors can facilitate their communities’ access to photovoltaic and wind energy and create cooperatives to assist them. reduce your energy bills. It was great. The reaction was huge. we have a lot more demand than response capacity”, This week, the third vice president and Minister of Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, in a television show Stockholm.