Green Energy Community

Green Energy Community (GECO) is a community management project that aims to reduce the distance between energy production and consumption, involving local inhabitants, businesses, and industry to increase the generation and self-consumption of renewable energy in the Pilastro-Roveri area (Bologna, Italy) and alleviate energy poverty. In the wake of the recent legislative changes approved as part of the Clean Energy Package (CEP) at the European level, GECO aims to stimulate the development of the national regulatory framework, providing support to national stakeholders (ARERA, GSE, RSE, Terna) for the creation of new energy sector regulation in Italy. GECO believes that there will be no energy transition without a cultural transition based on the principles of equity, solidarity, inclusion, collective contribution, and active participation in the management of common resources. The project is being implemented through training with industry experts, education efforts, and community engagement.