Enable Energy Communities for Industrial and Commercial Participants

WeStorix submitted Feedback on the European Grids Package Consultation in response to the European Commission’s call for evidence on the upcoming European Grids Package (initiative 14672):

Enable Energy Communities for Industrial and Commercial Participants

National laws/regulations – such as those currently enforced in Denmark – prohibit large industrial consumers and renewable producers from forming or joining Energy Communities. This exclusion contradicts EU ambitions for decentralised energy ecosystems and limits private-sector contributions to grid flexibility and clean industry leadership.

The EU’s Grid Action Plan and follow-up stakeholder work emphasise Distribution System Operators (DSO) and community engagement as critical to unlocking distributed flexibility. Restrictive national eligibility rules work against these EU-level goals.

WeStorix recommends that the Energy Community framework be updated to explicitly allow participation by large industries, RE producers, and energy storage operators when organised in a grid-supporting ecosystem. Energy Communities should be open to any configuration that strengthens local balancing, system resilience, and decarbonisation.