Environment of Energy Communities

2.1.1 How do you judge the number of Energy Communities that have been established in your Regional Unit?

2.2.1 Regarding the efficient operation of Energy Communities in your Regional Unit, what do you think?

2.3.1 Which of the following do you think are eligible to participate in a successful Energy Community in your Regional Unit?

Natural persons with full legal capacity

Legal entities under public law other than the local authorities of first and second degree or legal entities under private law.

First degree local authorities of the same Region with the headquarters of the Energy Community, or their enterprises, with the exception of article 107 of law 3852/2010 (A’ 87)

Second degree local authorities of the headquarters of the Energy Community, with the exception of article 107 of law 3852/2010

2.4.1 Which of the following measures are important for a successful Energy Community in your Regional Unit (up to 3)?

2.5.1 Which of the following complementary measures are important for a successful Energy Community in your Regional Unit (up to 2)?

Attracting funds for investments in the sector of RES or high-efficiency cogeneration or energy efficiency improvement within the Region of the headquarters of the Energy Community

Elaboration of studies in the fields of RES or high-efficiency cogeneration or energy efficiency improvement or provision of technical support to members in these fields

Managing or participating in programs funded by national or European Union resources in relation to its objectives

Providing management advice or participation of its members in programs funded by national or European Union resources in relation to its objectives

Information, education, and raising awareness at local and regional level on energy sustainability issues

Actions to support vulnerable consumers and tackle the energy poverty of citizens living below the poverty line, within the Region of the headquarters of the Energy Community, regardless of whether they are members of the Energy Community, such as energy supply or net metering, energy upgrading of homes or other actions that reduce energy consumption in the homes of the above

2.6.1 Do you believe that the establishment of an organization for energy cooperatives in order to coordinate and promote their activities would help in the further development of the Communities in your Regional Unit?

2.7 On a scale from 1 (not at all) to 5 (very much) evaluate the following actions that you would suggest to your regional unit, to support the efficient operation of the Energy Communities Small Hydroelectric power plants 2.7.1 Creating a list of watercourses that present remarkable potential for electricity generation and are located within the Region of the headquarters of the Energy Community

2.7.2 Examination of the availability of measurements and hydrological studies for specific watercourses.

2.7.3 Examination of availability for each selected watercourse (registration by another body, environmental or other constraints, etc.)

Photovoltaics
2.7.4 Recording of suitable areas, owned by members of the Energy Community and in particular the involved local authority

2.7.5 Recording of buildings with available area for installation of PV that are owned by the members of the Energy Community and in particular the involved local authority

Small Wind Turbines
2.7.6 Recording of buildings with available area for installation of a small wind turbine.

2.7.7 Examination of the availability of measurements of wind capacity in areas owned by the members of the Energy Community and in particular the involved local authority.

Geothermal Energy
2.7.8 Recording of medium enthalpy geothermal fields located within the Region of the headquarters of the Energy Community.

2.7.9 Examination of the availability of these fields (registration by another body, environmental or other restrictions, etc.).

Ηigh-efficiency cogeneration 2.7.10 Creating a list of large buildings, with significant energy consumption located within the Region of the headquarters of the Energy Community and owned by members of the Energy Community and in particular the involved local authority (Indicatively mentioned: Hospitals, large public office buildings, Universities, hostels, etc.).

2.7.11 Recording of energy consumption from selected buildings (Electricity and fuel bills).

2.7.12 Examination of available fuels in the area (natural gas, LNG, LPG, etc.).

Biomass
Estimation of available solid biomass potential within the Region of the headquarters of the Energy Community:
2.7.13 Agricultural residues.

2.7.14 Forest residues.

2.7.15 Residues from wood processing and / or agricultural products.

2.7.16 Energy crops.

2.7.17 Forest biomass.

2.7.18 Examination of the availability of space for the installation of a biomass bower plant (Environmental and urban constraints).

Assessment of the availability of biodegradable biomass within the Region of the headquarters of the Energy Community:
2.7.19 Livestock waste

2.7.20 Landfill sites for waste and scrap (Waste Disposal Area)

2.7.21 Urban and industrial biological treatment

General Issues
2.7.22 Examination of the availability of the local distribution network for connection of a RES power plant

2.7.23 Examination of general spatial constraints in the wider area

2.7.24 Consideration of other environmental constraints

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