Europeans gain new rights to produce their own energy
by Friends of the Earth
A new horizon is opening for energy ownership and democracy in Europe. After a five-year-long campaign for community energy, pioneered by Friends of the Earth Europe, communities and households have won new EU rights to generate, consume and sell their own renewable energy.
This golden nugget is hidden amidst an otherwise mixed, jumbo-package of EU legislation on clean energy. The legislation lifts some major constraints hampering community renewable energy in many EU countries. If put fully into practice, these new rights could help unleash a more diverse, democratic and decentralised renewable energy system. This could be a game-changer for Europe’s fossil-free energy transformation – and the climate.
Here is the story of this grassroots-led campaign and its new victory.
Read more: http://foeeurope.org/Europeans-gain-new-rights-to-produce-their-own-energy-191218
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