The first Italian Renewable Energy Community of Magliano Alpi

The first Italian renewable energy community, in which the municipality, citizens, and local utilities will produce and exchange energy from renewable sources, has been realized in the town of Magliano Alpi. The energy community was established according to the new regulation of Law 8/2020 and the Italian electricity regulator ARERA, which allows the creation of new renewable energy communities strongly integrated at the urban or small district level. The paper describes the main technical and economic characteristics of this energy community, illustrating the Italian legislation, the technologies used for the electricity measurement management of energy exchanges, and the economic benefits to the energy community participants provided by the current regulation.