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Solar panels cover the roofs of houses in the Freiburg Solar Settlement, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, March 23, 2012. The photovoltaic roofs produce more energy than consumed by the settlement, whose supplementary income largely compensates for its low additional costs.
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Energy communities

Energy communities are collective, citizen-driven initiatives that seek to generate and share sustainable energy at community level. They often take the form of collectives and contribute to the clean energy transition.

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