Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on common rules for the internal market for electricity and amending Directive 2012/27/EU have set in Europe a new concept: Citizen Energy Communities. This directive should be transposed in every EU member country, including into the Spanish legal framework.

Unión Renovables – renewable energy cooperatives Spanish federation, which includes 20 members representing 100.000 consumers – considers Citinzen Energy Communities an Energy Transition big challenge, in order to activate and empower people through participation into a decentralized and democratic energy systems, fostering local sustainable development. Municipalities, urban, and especially rural ones, have a remarkable role in Energy Communities creation and management, always following social and solidarity-based economy rules.

We will show some Spanish rural energy communities examples, also offering discussion time about key elements to create them.