Energy communities

Welcome to the short energy circuit!

What is an energy community?

It's the possibility for everyone to produce, store, sell or share energy at local level between citizens, businesses and local authorities! The concept of energy communities is taking shape in 2019 with the publication of two European directives as part of the Clean Energy Package. At the root of such a concept is the desire to decentralize the energy market and involve everyone in the energy transition.

The idea is not only to consume more sustainably, but also to better understand your energy impact, by giving you the tools to measure it and take appropriate action.

There are different types of energy sharing:

Renewable energy communities
Citizen energy communities
In-building energy sharing
Peer to peer

The status of the community will be chosen according to the profiles of the participants and the desired rules of governance.

What are the advantages of being part of such a community?

There are three major advantages to joining or creating an energy community:

Financial benefits

An energy community enables local energy producers and consumers to better optimize the use of their energy at unbeatable prices.

Environmental benefits

It's also a concrete solution for reducing the region's carbon footprint and CO2 emissions by setting up a short, local energy circuit.

Social benefits

The aim of a community is to bring people together, creating links and synergies between the various local participants.

But in the end, those who talk about it best, are those who have already taken the plunge, like Sara?

Sara Dirkx, CEO of BeCook, joined the Greenbizz.energy community a few months ago. Here's her testimonial, in which she explains what motivated her to join the community, the benefits she finds, and how the energy community is helping her to develop her business.

Find out more on becook.be

How do you set up an energy community in practice?

Creating an energy community is simpler than it sounds. It doesn't require any work on the grid, and is based on the willingness of local players to come together and share a common energy.

At WeSmart, our job is to ensure that profiles are complementary, so as to maximize the self-consumption of locally-generated energy. For example, businesses will consume more during working hours on weekdays, while individuals will consume more in the mornings, evenings and weekends.

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Join an energy community and make your own contribution to the energy transition!