Renewable Energy Communities
Reduce energy costs, create a source of revenue, support the grid, and meet your ESG goals with local energy sharing.
Energy sharing is transforming how we produce and consume electricity, paving the way for more sustainable and efficient use of resources. Central to this evolution are energy communities—collaborative networks where individuals and organizations generate, share, and manage energy collectively.

What Are Energy Communities?
An energy community is a group that produces its own energy, typically from renewable sources like solar or wind, and shares it among its members. This model promotes collective self-consumption, allowing participants to use the energy they generate and distribute any excess within the community. By doing so, they reduce reliance on traditional utilities and foster a more sustainable energy ecosystem.

What is a Community Energy Management System?
An Energy Community Management System is an intelligent platform that oversees and optimizes the local sharing of energy within a community. By controlling assets like solar panel inverters, batteries, and EV chargers, it ensures efficient energy distribution among members.
This smart management not only maximizes the use of renewable resources but also promotes cost savings and sustainability through collaborative energy sharing.

Why are businesses adopting energy communities?
Businesses are increasingly adopting energy communities to leverage the numerous benefits they offer. By joining an energy community, companies can access shared renewable resources, leading to reduced energy costs and a smaller carbon footprint.
Additionally, participation often comes with incentives such as tax credits, making it a financially attractive option. This collaborative approach not only enhances sustainability efforts but also strengthens the local grid and demonstrates corporate social responsibility.

Collective Self-Consumption and District Self-Balancing
Collective self-consumption is enhanced by district self-balancing, where energy supply and demand are optimized across the community. This is achieved through advanced energy management systems (EMS), which monitor and control energy flows in real-time. An EMS in power systems ensures that energy is distributed efficiently, minimizing waste and reducing costs for all members.
In August 2021, Cleanwatts inaugurated Portugal’s first renewable energy community in a small town called Miranda do Douro.
Today we have established more than 100 energy communities across Europe with an aggregated solar PV capacity of over 50MW. We are now expanding across the world.
Read more about the Renewable Energy Communities that have been made possible by Cleanwatts.
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