Collective self-consumption and energy community models represent a new development in the landscape of energy transition and renewable deployment goals. These models offer innovative approaches to accelerate decentralized generation, enhancing citizen participation in making energy systems evolving towards a structure both more decentralised and more decarbonised.

The regulatory frameworks governing these initiatives directly impact core regulatory responsibilities including tariff design, market access, consumer protection, and system planning. Regulators must adapt frameworks to accommodate prosumers’ active participation, without compromising system reliability or creating undue cross-subsidization.