Featured in From the ground up – 04-2024

Change of pace for Italian shared solar

Starting an energy community typically requires many actors, a lot of effort, and the negotiation of complex permitting and implementation processes. Italy is an early mover and new legislation to streamline the process could soon drive an increase in energy community volume.

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Sergio Matalucci

09 Apr 2024

A PV system operating for an energy community in Italy | Image: Edison

Around 85 collective self-consumption arrays and energy community projects are already active in Italy, and hundreds more are in development.“The 85 active projects we have mapped are divided into 61 collective self-consumption and 24 renewable energy communities (RECs),” said Simone Franzò, senior assistant professor at Polytechnic University of Milan. “If we add to these the …

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