{"id":1394,"date":"2016-09-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-25T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eu-unit\/uncategorized\/1394\/media-briefing-potential-for-citizen-produced-electricity-in-the-eu\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T09:34:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T08:34:15","slug":"media-briefing-potential-for-citizen-produced-electricity-in-the-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eu-unit\/issues\/climate-energy\/1394\/media-briefing-potential-for-citizen-produced-electricity-in-the-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Media briefing: Potential for citizen-produced electricity in the EU"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"leader\">\n\tHalf of all European Union citizens could be producing their own electricity by 2050, and meeting 45% of the EU\u2019s electricity demand. Our energy market is switching from fossil fuels and nuclear to renewable energy, but it\u2019s also shifting from a centralised market dominated by large utilities to one in which people produce their own energy and help to manage demand.<br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div class=\"events-box middle-box left\">\n<div class=\"frame reset-padding\">\n        <a class=\"open-img EnlargeImage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/08\/bc1ca332-bc1ca332-eu-breakdown-of-energy-citizens.png\" title=\"\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ctl00_cphContentArea_Property3_ctl00_ctl02_Image1\" class=\"Thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/08\/bc1ca332-bc1ca332-eu-breakdown-of-energy-citizens.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-width:0px;\"><\/p>\n<p>        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden\">\n        <span class=\"date\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Without these \u201cenergy citizens\u201d, the\u00a0transition to a 100% renewable energy\u00a0system won\u2019t be possible. Yet, energy\u00a0citizens face significant legal obstacles\u00a0to making their own electricity.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the European Union there\u00a0are explicit legal restrictions,\u00a0disproportionate administrative and planning procedures and punitive tariffs that prevent citizens\u00a0from driving a renewable energy transition.<\/p>\n<p>With the right EU legal framework, energy citizens could\u00a0flourish and deliver a significant share of Europe\u2019s renewable energy and provide important flexibility\u00a0to the energy system through demand response.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eu-unit\/en\/Publications\/2016\/The-potential-of-energy-citizens-in-the-EU\/\">You can read the full report here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read the full briefing below:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/08\/ea9146d5-ea9146d5-160926-potential-of-energy-citizens-media-briefing.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">160926 Potential of energy citizens &#8211; media briefing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Half of all European Union citizens could be producing their own electricity by 2050, and meeting 45% of the EU\u2019s electricity demand. 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