Energy communities
What "energy community" really means
Three myths and one inconvenient truth.
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What I think, out loud.
Reflections from the front line of community energy transition. Real stories from assemblies, town halls and rooftops.
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Why I built this site
And why you're late if you want your own energy community.
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The Dutch miracle of renewable acceptance
The Netherlands put 50% local ownership in writing. Seven years on: 44% in wind, 21% in solar and an awkward lesson for Spain.
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The bottleneck of Spain's energy transition
Iberdrola and an independent analyst agree the grid model isn't working. What alternative models exist —Germany, Catalonia— and what Spain should learn.
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Cooperativism & CGE
Why Sapiens is a non-profit cooperative
And why that changes everything.
Energy policy
The auditor who didn't believe the model
A real story from a Valencian town hall.
Energy communities
How to set up an energy community
Seven steps any neighbourhood can take.
Juan's diary
What I learned at Acumen
The difference between fixing a problem and breaking a cycle.
Energy poverty
72 families, 80% savings
The arithmetic of solidarity energy.