100% RES Communities

Supporting rural communities in reaching for a renewable energy supply

The 100% RES Communities project was initiated to support small, rural local authorities striving for a 100 percent renewable energy supply with a model action plan within the framework of the Covenant of Mayors. This model plan facilitates the joint development and implementation of sustainable energy action plans so that smaller municipalities can work together and, in so doing, save already stretched resources. In the project, five experienced rural regions teamed up with five ‘learning’ regions. Each model region began with two measures, selected and implemented within the scope of the project. Guidelines have been developed for rural communities based on their combined experiences and are available online. The project also saw the organisation of the RES Champions League, a competition between European cities and towns in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Austria, Belgium, Romania, Scotland and Slovenia.


Project funding period:
April 2012 – April 2015
via the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme (EU)

Want to learn more? Contact Angela Hanisch at a.hanisch(at)climatealliance.org

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