Energy Communities. Perspectives, imaginaries, and reality

The University of Turin and the Université Savoie Mont Blanc are organizing a seminar on Energy Communities. Perspectives, imaginaries, and reality. The event takes place on 23rd September 2022 at the Polytech Annecy Chambéry.

In recent years, collective action initiatives in the energy field, such as energy communities and cooperatives, have been gaining relevance both in the policy and in the social research domains as primary actors of energy transition. In terms of policies, they represent a primary solution to engage and empower citizens in order to expand their role in the design and implementation of energy transition strategies. In terms of research, they have become one of the most prominent objects of investigation for those social scientists mostly concerned with the climate crisis and interested in investigating its dynamics and interactions with the current socio-economic model as well as in exploring potential solutions. 

This seminar tries to give a deep look into this phenomenon, trying to understand potentiality and current dynamics to support the needed energy transition.