Overview

The UP-STAIRS project accelerates the creation of energy communities. It develops flexible and iterative business model frameworks for One-Stop-Shops for local collective actions which support local stakeholders in working together. UP-STAIRS facilitates citizen participation in the energy transition and supports them in becoming prosumers. One-Stop-Shops are set-up in 5 pilot regions in Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Ireland and Spain. Objectives of the project: - Accelerating the creation of energy communities and collective action in 5 pilot regions - Supporting citizens and municipalities in becoming prosumers - Testing new energy service model frameworks of One-Stop-Shops which support local stakeholders in working together - Stimulating replication in other regions throughout the EU Key impacts: - Setting-up and testing 5 One-Stop-Shops for energy communities and collective local action - Triggering 66 million Euro in sustainable energy investments - Engaging 10,000 consumers in sustainable energy activities This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 892037. The contents of this page are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union.