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It is important for designing, implementing, and maintaining energy systems within an EC. This includes expertise in renewable energy technologies, energy systems design, and the use of management tools to optimize operations.
COMMUNITAS project promotes energy citizenship and empowering citizens to take control of their own sustainability journey by becoming active participants in energy markets. The project will provide a set of innovative tools to unlock citizen participation in energy markets and communities.
Covers technical approaches, best practices, and lessons learned from other EU-funded projects related to Energy Communities.
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Summary: <p>The Investment Advisor Tool is a decision-support platform designed to identify and recommend sustainable investment options at both the building and community levels. It provides strategic deployment plans, cost estimates, and projections of technical, environmental, and financial impacts. By aligning investment strategies with community needs, the tool facilitates both financial and energy-related benefits for individual users and the broader community.</p><p>On the platform, users can simulate the implementation of selected solutions by first completing a survey that captures key contextual information. Once the data is validated, users can choose a solution to explore. The tool then presents results through a set of technical, financial, and environmental key performance indicators. Each investment plan is saved to the user’s profile for future reference. Additionally, the platform features a “News and Facts” section, offering insights and practical tips to enhance energy efficiency.</p>
Main objectives: <p>Identify and recommend sustainable investment options at both the building and community levels.</p>
Focus group: <p>All citizens looking for sustainable solutions for their household/community.</p>
How to apply: <p>Available online through URL or COMMUNITAS Core Platform.</p>
Useful links
https://energycommunityadvisor.eu/InvestmentAdvisor/
Related to:
Investment Plan ; Sustainable Solutions ; Energy Community ; Citizen Empowerment
Date: 24/02/2026
Summary: <p>The EC Management Tool is a unified platform that supports both community managers and members by providing real-time visibility of an energy community’s performance, enabling data-driven management, and fostering engagement through gamification. It centralizes community metrics, streamlines updates, and empowers members to monitor their energy use, track collective impact, and participate in interactive challenges.</p>
Main objectives: <p>This platform aims to support the EC manager’s activities, presenting the whole community’s performance in one place: • Check the different parts that make the community in a visual dashboard. • Assess how the community is performing. • Edit the community’s information to keep it updated.</p><p>Additionally, this platform aims to inform, motivate and connect the EC members, combining data visualization with gamification and community-driven learning: • Monitor your energy performance. • Check your community's collective impact. • Compete with other members and other communities, completing quests and earning points.</p>
Focus group: <p>EC managers, EC members</p>
How to apply: <p>Available online through URL or COMMUNITAS Core Platform.</p>
Useful links
https://energycommunityadvisor.eu/CommunityManagement
Related to:
EC Management ; EC Performance ; Citizen Empowerment ; Gamification
Date: 24/02/2026
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