Scheer’s ideology of energy localism has filtered into the way that most actors – from environmental activists to government and industry – have come to think about energy transition. Local energy communities owned and managed as cooperatives by their members are often seen as key. Energy communities see people banding together – usually within a specific locality – to invest in and run energy technologies and infrastructures collectively. Alongside local energy communities, municipal energy initiatives are also positioned as key players. For some, the decentralisation of the energy system heralds the end of the centralised grid.

Source: Forbes September 21, 2023 13:18 UTC