One-stop-shop offices providing administrative, technical, capacity-building and/or financial assistance to energy communities have emerged as an effective way to support the set-up and development of energy community projects.

The Energy Communities developed a guide through interviews with existing one-stop-shops in various EU countries, as well as a review of relevant literature and the results of projects focusing on this area. It aims to provide inspiration and information for the set-up of energy community one-stop-shops based on existing examples and previous work carried out on the subject.

The one-stop-shops interviewed differ greatly in terms of national context (regulatory and cultural), services provided, and challenges faced. The structure of the case studies provided in this guide varies according to this diversity.

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