Interview: The Challenges and Opportunities for Energy Communities in Poland – BalticBeat

A new section has been added to the BalticBeat project website, linking to our cross-border platform for stakeholders: https://energycomm.ug.edu.pl/

The platform serves as a practical tool supporting the development of energy communities by providing access to knowledge, enabling collaboration, and facilitating the exchange of experiences among partners and stakeholders.

This is just the beginning – the tool will be continuously developed and expanded with new features and resources. We encourage you to visit the platform and follow its further development!

A new section has been added to the BalticBeat project website, linking to our cross-border platform for stakeholders: https://energycomm.ug.edu.pl/

The platform serves as a practical tool supporting the development of energy communities by providing access to knowledge, enabling collaboration, and facilitating the exchange of experiences among partners and stakeholders.

This is just the beginning – the tool will be continuously developed and expanded with new features and resources. We encourage you to visit the platform and follow its further development!

Interview: The Challenges and Opportunities for Energy Communities in Poland

Interview with Janusz Buda, President of the Meander energy cooperative in Krzyżanowice and entrepreneur.

1. What are the key first steps in setting up an energy cooperative? Which one is the most difficult, and why?

2. What are the most important benefits of an an energy cooperative?

3. What poses the most serious risk to the functioning of cooperatives?

4. What happens when there is consumption that is not covered by total production?

Interview with Anna Błażewicz-Stasiak, Deputy Director of the Pomeranian Regional Planning Office in Gdańsk, local government employee.

1. What is the most important challenge for
municipalities today at the intersection of planning spatial planning and the
development of energy investments? What feedback does the local
government receive from the province?

2. How can municipal documents support the development of renewable energy, including local energy communities?

3. Does the local government of the
Pomeranian Province participate in the search for good practices or models that could influence the
location of renewable energy sources in a manner consistent with social and spatial interest?

4. What actions would you recommend to municipalities that, in preparing their new master plan, want to allocate space for future distributed energy investments but are concerned about social resistance or conflicts between neighbors?

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