City of Alba joins two Renewable Energy Communities
Date of the event:
At its sitting of 29 October 2026 the Alba City Council approves the municipality's membership of two Renewable Energy Communities (CER): CER Solidale Alba, Langhe e Roero E.T.S. and CER Roero. The resolution allows the municipality to make available to the two communities its own metering points and the future output of municipally owned plants [1].
The process
The decision concludes a process begun in March 2025 with a public meeting and developed with the input of the City Council's Second Committee on the Environment, which supported the city administration in assessing the opportunities offered by the CER model and in identifying which communities to join, through a public review procedure [1].
What Renewable Energy Communities are
Renewable Energy Communities allow energy produced by renewable-source plants to be virtually shared, linking producers and consumers within a given area. Even citizens without a photovoltaic installation can join, benefiting from the incentive schemes linked to shared energy without bearing installation costs; those who produce energy from renewable sources can instead contribute to the community and access the incentives provided for shared energy. The incentives granted by the national energy services operator (Gestore dei Servizi Energetici, GSE) are set to last twenty years, and recent regulatory simplifications have widened the possibilities for joining, including for people living in a condominium (apartment block) [1].
Statements
Mayor Alberto Gatto and the councillor for the environment Roberto Cavallo state that Renewable Energy Communities can offer a real opportunity for savings at a time when the cost of energy is a concern for households and businesses, and that the administration intended to make this tool available locally so that residents, apartment blocks and businesses can seize its possibilities [1].
Sources
- IdeaWebTv — 3 November 2026