citizen energy community
as defined in Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June…, Article 2, point (11) (Definitions)
a legal entity that: (a) is based on voluntary and open participation and is effectively controlled by members or shareholders that are natural persons, local authorities, including municipalities, or small enterprises; (b) has for its primary purpose to provide environmental, economic or social community benefits to its members or shareholders or to the local areas where it operates rather than to generate financial profits; and (c) may engage in generation, including from renewable sources, distribution, supply, consumption, aggregation, energy storage, energy efficiency services or charging services for electric vehicles or provide other energy services to its members or shareholders;
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Also defined in
- Regulation (EU) 2023/955 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 establishing a Social Climate… 32023R0955, Article 2, point (16)
a citizen energy community as defined in Article 2, point (11), of Directive (EU) 2019/944