Guidelines on renewable energy production business case: How to do, what to take into account

This report, produced in the framework of the POWER UP project, covers the economic, technical and legal aspects related to the set-up of renewable energy installations by energy communities. It is divided into two sections: Part 1 (chapters 2 and 3) provides accessible information on the technical, economic and legal aspects of renewable energy projects for both beginners and more advanced local energy market players such as municipalities and energy communities: This section focuses on solar and wind projects, i.e. the technologies represented in the POWER UP pilot cities.

The general guidelines are complemented by country-specific examples from the pilot countries. Part 2 is for those who are interested in having a deeper look, you can find more details in the second part of the report (chapters 4-7) on the installations used in the pilot cities Valencia (Spain), Roznov (Czech Republic), Eeklo (Belgium), San Giuseppe Vesuviano and Palma Campania (UCSA in Italy) and Heerlen (The Netherlands).