Energy Solidarity Toolkit
A practical guide for energy communities to tackle energy poverty, with tips, case studies and tested approaches from across Europe.
Published by the Community Energy for Energy Solidarity (CEES) project · Free to download
The CEES project has published a toolkit to help energy communities build solidarity into their core work. Put together by a partnership of energy communities, consumer groups and researchers, it draws on pilots and tested approaches from across Europe. The aim is straightforward: to give organisations the tools to identify people in energy poverty, build trusted local partnerships and take meaningful action.
Why does this matter?
Across Europe, rising energy costs are leaving many households unable to cover their bills alongside other basics. Energy communities are well placed to respond. By collectively owning renewable assets and working together at a local level, they can reach people that other services often miss. But that only happens if organisations are intentional about it. This toolkit makes the case for why energy solidarity matters and gives communities a clear starting point for putting it into practice.
What's inside
Getting started
Preparatory steps to build your organisation's capacity for energy solidarity work.
Working with people in vulnerability
How to identify and connect with households in need, and which partners can help.
Ways to practise solidarity
Practical solidarity measures and honest accounts of the challenges partners faced.
Raising funds
New ideas for financing your energy solidarity activities sustainably.
Policy and legal frameworks
How EU, national and local policies can support or hinder your work.
Evaluation
What to measure, why it matters and how to assess the impact of your work.
The Energy Solidarity Toolkit is free to download in English via the CEES project website and the Energy Community Platform.
↓ Download (English)This toolkit was produced by the Community Energy for Energy Solidarity (CEES) project, a partnership of energy communities, consumer advocacy groups and researchers working across the EU. It is also listed on the Energy Community Platform.