No, applicants should propose actions covering at least one of the two scopes.
No, proposals could cover any area related to sustainable energy (renewable energy generation, transmission, distribution, citizen-led renovation, energy efficiency, e-mobility, etc.). Proposed activities can also promote (if they wish to) inter-consumers and/or inter-communities trading/sharing of sustainable energy virtual-net-metering, (collective) energy storage solutions, or peer to peer trading.
No, all proposals should include at least three of the actions listed under Scope A. Of course, beyond those, they may propose additional activities.
"Primary energy savings/renewable energy generation triggered by the project" mean that project proponents need to try to quantify primary energy savings and renewable energy generation actually achieved during the project's lifetime but also savings and energy resulting from investment decisions taken during the project even if, by the end of it, they have not materialized.
No, services proposed should not necessarily include all the points listed under Scope B but all proposals should clearly justify how their service design will lead to community energy investment pipelines.
The eligible costs will be reimbursed up to the maximum funding rate fixed in the Grant Agreement i.e. 95%. The indirect cost flat-rate amounts to 7% of the eligible direct costs (categories A-D, except volunteers costs and exempted specific cost categories, if any). For more information, please consult the LIFE-CET Call document section 10.
The topic intends to mainly support the creation and development of “renewable energy communities” according to the revised Renewable energy directive ((EU) 2018/2001) (amendment proposal) and/or “citizen energy communities” according to the Directive on Common Rules for the Internal Electricity Market ((EU) 2019/944). If the proposed activities do not fall under these definitions, project proponents should carefully justify it.
There is no obligation to include local and regional authorities as beneficiaries in the consortium; however, the Call text makes it clear that public authorities need to be strongly engaged in the proposed activities. Proposals must clearly explain how their actions will ensure the collaboration between local authorities and energy communities.
