Table 12 Energy communities’ contribution to distributional justice.
From: The struggle of energy communities to enhance energy justice: insights from 113 German cases
Element | Indicator | Findings |
|---|---|---|
Access to outcomes in the form of benefits and services [27, 62] | Energy services offered to different social groups | Energy communities provide a range of beneficial energy services to members and customers; only half of energy communities try to offer these to vulnerable groups while even less specifically address vulnerable groups; energy communities’ potential to support energy-poor households is confirmed but not exploited |