This synthesis paper was published in the scope of the Urban Doers Grant by the DUT Partnership where the Telheiras/Lumiar Renewable Energy Community was one out of 20 European projects selected to join this one-year programme.

It narrates the Telheiras Renewable Energy Community development process across three key stages:
Inception: How did the energy community idea emerge? Who promoted it? Which partnerships were fostered?
Planning: Where to install the solar panels? What legal structure to use? How to cover the initial investment and the operational costs? How to define rules to manage the energy community?
Implementation: How to recruit members to join the energy community? How to include energy-poor households? What licensing processes must be accomplished?
Following, we explore possibilities to further solidify the approach and upscale the energy community so that it can generate more renewable energy and include a larger number of members.