The Lightness project aims to empower citizens to generate, share and sell renewable energy and thereby contribute to making the European energy sector more sustainable and democratic.
Citizen Energy Communities are defined by the European Commission as legal entities, made of citizen associations, cooperatives, local authorities and enterprises, that team up to participate in the electricity system. These communities make it easier for their members to play an active role in the energy transition and enjoy economic, social, and environmental benefits.
We align with the strong belief that the future EU electricity system is a distributed and open-market one. CECs will play a main role in engaging citizens to unlock their full potential in their communities’ energy solutions. CECs will ensure energy security and expand the use of Renewable Energy Sources (RES).
For such an endeavour, the Lightness Project has assembled a multidisciplinary and international team of 13 partner organizations , and 5 pilot sites across 8 EU countries.
The legacy of the project will consist of concrete achievements in five pilots across Europe and a set of learnings on the development framework for emerging Citizen Energy Communities.
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 953020