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What is a HUB

A Hub is a

"one-stop-shop"

'one-stop-shop'

entity at regional level that provide information, advice, cosultancy

in an integrated manner, to citizens, enterprises, stakeholders, municipalities, organizations interested in creating or developing a EC. The hub provides expertise on technical requirements, administrative steps and support measures, capacity-building and/or financial assistance to energy communities.

Roadmap of activation

Analysis of the italian partners’ previous initiatives in the field of ECS

JANUARY - JUNE 2024

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JANUARY - SEPTEMBER 2024

Collecting and analysing the most useful tools, planning the hub’s services and obtaining confirmation from the pilots

Providing technical assistance to the pilots tools/services provided by the hub

JUNE 2024 - october 2026

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SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2026

Drawing conclusion (review of the implemented activities, analysis of the achieved results and the faced obstacles)

Consolidation of the model drawing on the development of 3-years business plan

JUNE 2025 - october 2026

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Services

Legal/regulatory support:

  • Lobbying/policy recommendation.
  • lnformation on legal constraints.

Financing project:

  • Raising awareness of existing funding.
  • lncreased expertise in financing.
  • Dedicated funding tool for work council.

Advice and expertise:

  • Provision of experts.
  • Feasibility studies/ Experts intervetion on project.

Training and skills developement:

  • Provide EC with technical, financial or administrative trainings.

IT support:

  • Provision of IT tools: internal/external communication, membership management, project management, technical studies, production monitoring, invoicing, flexibility services, car-sharing, etc.

Services and partnership:

  • Providing or negotiating insurance, management services (accounting, membership, etc.) and technical services (maintenance, etc.).

Resource center:

  • Tools, administrative and contractual documents, methodology

EC networking:

  • Connecting energy communities at different levels (local, regional, national).

Labelling:

  • Checking compliance with CECs and CERs or any other national label.

Hub italy - Emilia-Romagna

Partner Involved: AESS, Innovacoop, Legacoop Emilia-Romagna

Services Provided: all services

Country 

Italy 

Name 

Emilia-Romagna REC HUB 

Location(s) 

AESS, Via Enrico Caruso, 3 Modena (MO), Emilia-Romagna 

Legacoop / Innovacoop Viale ALdo Moro 16, Bologna 

Format 

Hybrid: both online and in presence 

Availability 

By reservation. 

Mon-Fri from 9:00 to 17:00 

AESS – Telephone +39 059 451 207 / E-mail:  cer@aessenergy.it 

Legacoop – Innovacoop Telephone +39 051 509900 / E-mail info@innovacoop.eu  

Offer 

All services 

Hub Spain - Valencia

Partner Involved: Ivace, Concoval, ITE, FedCoopElec

Services Provided: all services

Country 

Spain 

Name 

Concoval-Confederació de Cooperatives de la Comunitat Valenciana  

Location(s) 

Caballeros 26 

46001 Valencia-Spain 

Format 

In presence and online contact and events 

Availability 

Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00 

Email : concoval@concoval.es 

Telephone +34963153391 

Offer 

All services 

Hub France - Auvergne-Rhôdes-Alpes

Partner Involved: Aura-EE, AAE

Services Provided: all services

Country 

France – Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 

Name 

AURACLE 

Location(s) 

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Energie Environnement’ office:  

Le Stratège Péri 
18 rue Gabriel Péri – 69100 VILLEURBANNE 

Format 

In presence and online contact and events 

Availability 

Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00  

Events also on evenings 

Email: auracle@auvergnerhonealpes-ee.fr 

Telephone 06 01 79 47 82 

Offer 

All services 

Hub France - Grand est

Partner Involved: Aura-EE, AAE

Services Provided: all services

Country 

France – Grand Est 

Name 

GECLER 

Location(s) 

Alter Alsace Energies 

4 rue Foch – 68460 Lutterbach 

5 place de la Gare – 68000 Colmar 

1 boulevard de Nancy – 67000 Strasbourg 

03 89 59 06 20 

Agence Locale de l’Energie des Ardennes 

17 rue Irénée Carré – 08000 Charleville-Mézières 

03 24 32 12 29 

Lorraine Energies Renouvelables 

15 rue de Vaise – 54450 Blâmont 

03.83.75.27.73 

Format 

In presence and online contact and events 

Availability 

By reservation  

Mon-fri 09:00-17:00  

Events also on saturday or evenings 

Email : reseau@gecler.fr 

Offer 

All services