20.500.12556/RUL-154413 Delving into the modeling and operation of energy communities as epicenters for systemic transformations With the emergence of energy communities, this paper explores their operationalization as a tool with which to create large and stable citizen science and education hubs focused on energy, where citizens can have the chance of exploring a first-hand approach to the energy transition. We present the rationale behind an energy community, whose purpose is to generate systemic and transformative changes in local environments. The concept of an energy community is used to reflect the legally recognized union of citizens, which is much stronger than any associative mechanism yet without such a structure. While the latter’s actions and interests align with those of energy communities, its operation mode differs in terms of the priority assigned to each of them. The developed model has been submitted for feedback to three European university communities. The feedback received has highlighted the acceptability of the model and encouraged us to move forward with its implementation. Approximately 90% of the participants in the study would partake in this type of energy community in very diverse ways, which shows the capacity of the model for inclusiveness and universal access to energy experiences. The barriers and drivers expressed by the participants of the study were analyzed to identify the aspects that foster or prevent citizens’ participation. This approach will allow us to define a more responsible action plan when turning these models into reality. energy communities modeling citizen science energy transition drivers and barriers behavioral change energetske skupnosti modeliranje državljanska znanost zeleni prehod vzroki in ovire spremembe vedenja true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2024-02-13 15:20:14 2024-02-13 15:20:15 2026-01-24 04:32:37 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 str. 2007-2023 iss. 3 Vol. 24 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 620.9 1615-5289 10.1007/s10209-023-01056-0 183704067 s10209-023-01056-0.pdf s10209-023-01056-0.pdf 1 2D459697DA84751E65A5FCC708416281 c02a593371318e90864b4c8496b7d4c0bc9cd101edc4b8f4dfeeb7242f88b659 f0a92338-f856-11f0-a1ba-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=226129 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10209-023-01056-0 1 02579e78-ca7b-11ee-a430-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=180831 Fakulteta za elektrotehniko 0 0 0