The EU initiative aims for consumers in rural areas to become communities of clean energy producers.<\/p>\n
To ensure that the energy transition does not leave rural communities behind, a European programme has selected 22 Galician municipalities as a pilot area. The aim is to set up energy communities in these areas so that consumers are also producers of clean energy.<\/p>\n
The promoters of the initiative point out that many Galician municipalities that are large energy producers still have a per capita income below the average.<\/p>\n
They now want to promote clean energy and create energy communities where citizens benefit.<\/p>\n
This initiative is led by the University of Vigo and count on the collaboration of rural development groups and municipalities.<\/p>\n
To start the journey, they will set up in model villages such as Infesta, in Monterrei.<\/p>\n
The European Union’s EC4RURAL project is funding this change of model: from consumers to “prosumers”, who consume and produce, in favour of a socially just transition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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