Local Energy Communities and the EU's clean energy package

Beskrivning

This online event features as one of several this term which focusses on 'Political economy of European climate action', and is hosted by the European Political Economy Project (EUPEP) at the European Studies Centre.

Abstract: The EU's Clean Energy Package (CEP), finalised in 2019, introduced the concept of 'energy communities' and enshrined the rights of individuals and communities to generate, store and sell energy. For many this has been hailed as a significant moment. But to what extent does this move open the way for new entrants to potentially disrupt European energy markets, or does it simply reflect a convergence of commercial and political interest within increasingly renewable, decentralised and digitalised energy systems? After introducing the CEP and contemporary activity by energy communities, the seminar will discuss the reaction of governments, the energy industry and civil society to the new rights of enshrined within the CEP and outline a series of critical issues that are likely to determine the CEP’s and energy communities disruptive potential.

Period	2021 maj 17
Evenemangstitel	European Studies Seminar: Local energy communities and the EU’s clean energy package: An enduring innovation?
Typ av evenemang	Seminarium
Plats	StorbritannienVisa på karta
Omfattning	Internationell