Energie Commune

What Energie Commune does

Energie Commune (formerly APERe, founded 1991) is a Belgian non-profit association (ASBL) headquartered in Brussels with a secondary office in Namur, employing 21 staff. The organization accompanies citizens, municipalities, and energy communities in the transition to a renewable, fair, and solidarity-based energy system. Its service portfolio spans four axes — Citizen, Community, Territory, and School — combining digital tools, facilitation services, training, and educational campaigns. Core products include the POLLEC municipal energy-climate planning tool, Solar Potential Maps for Wallonia and Brussels, the Statistics dashboard for Belgian renewable energy data, the BEST energy sharing tool (with partner Enogrid, distributed via the 2025 subsidiary Simply Energy asbl), and the Homeos territorial resilience diagnostic tool. The organization also publishes Renouvelle, the only Belgian French-language webmag on sustainable energy, and produces renewable energy weather forecasts broadcast on Belgian public television (RTBF) across 11 European countries.

The business model is rooted in public-sector funding and facilitation mandates. Core recurring revenue comes from grants and subsidies provided by Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (for permanent education recognition), Région wallonne, and Bruxelles-Environnement. Project-based revenue is generated through European funding programs (Interreg's FlashFloodBreaker, NetZeroCities' EMPOWER, and Agricom). Since 2022, Energie Commune operates as the official facilitator for energy sharing and energy communities for the Brussels-Capital Region under contract with Bruxelles-Environnement; in 2025 this mandate was extended to Wallonia via SPW. The organization is Belgium's official photovoltaic representative at IEA-PVPS and serves 220+ Walloon municipalities through the POLLEC program, with 200+ energy community projects supported. Services are largely free or subsidized for end users (citizens and municipalities), creating a community-led growth model rather than a price-driven commercial one.

Name

Energie Commune

Legal name

Energie Commune

Website

https://energiecommune.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Energie Commune is a Belgian non-profit association (founded 1991, 21 staff) that facilitates renewable energy transition for citizens, municipalities, and energy communities through digital tools, educational campaigns, and official public-sector mandates in Brussels and Wallonia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Energy Facilitation Services

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy, Utilities & Sustainability Management (BPABAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interconnection, Permitting & Grid Services for DERs (EUAMAJAH)

Keywords

• Renewable energy facilitation
• Energy transition services
• Citizen energy education
• Municipal energy planning
• Energy community development

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Institution Funding: Core funding from public institutions including Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles for education permanente recognition, Région wallonne, and Bruxelles-Environnement for facilitation missions
2. Project-Based Grants: European funding from Interreg programs (FlashFloodBreaker), NetZeroCities (EMPOWER), and other research/demonstration projects
3. Facilitation Services: Since 2022, contracted by Bruxelles-Environnement as facilitator for energy sharing and communities. Since 2025, collaboration with SPW for Wallonia facilitation

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Energie Commune is a Belgian non-profit association that facilitates the renewable energy transition through digital tools, educational campaigns, and direct support services for citizens, municipalities, and energy communities. Its offerings include the BEST energy sharing management platform, POLLEC municipal climate planning tool, solar potential maps for Wallonia and Brussels, the Homeos territorial resilience diagnostic, renewable energy statistics, and contracted facilitation services as the official energy sharing facilitator for the Brussels-Capital Region (since 2022) and Wallonia (since 2025). The association also coordinates the POLLEC program for 220+ municipalities, publishes Renouvelle (the only Belgian French-language webmag on sustainable energy), and provides renewable energy weather forecasts in 11 European countries.

Product overview

Energie Commune (formerly APERe) is a non-profit association providing tools, services, and education for renewable energy transition in Belgium. The offering consists of a suite of digital tools including Homeos (territorial resilience diagnostic), Statistics (Belgian renewable energy data), Solar Potential Maps (Wallonia and Brussels), and POLLEC Tool (municipal energy-climate planning). Core services include energy sharing project management and facilitator services for Brussels and Wallonia regions, citizen and municipal training workshops, and permanent education campaigns. The organization also publishes Renouvelle, the only Belgian French-language webmag on sustainable energy. The product portfolio operates as an integrated service model where tools, training, facilitation, and education work together to support citizens, municipalities, and energy communities in achieving renewable energy transition goals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Homeos - Territorial Resilience Tool Diagnostic and territorial governance tool for social-ecological resilience, helping municipalities co-construct their Territorial Sustainable Project (PST) with local stakeholders in the context of climate instability and constrained resources.

Quantifiable outcome

• 220+ municipalities supported through POLLEC program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• SPW (Service Public de Wallonie)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Since 2025, collaboration with Cabinet deprevernet to provide technical, economic, and legal expertise to SPW for developing legal framework facilitating energy sharing deployment in Wallonia.
• Bruxelles-EnvironnementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Official mandate as 'facilitator for energy sharing and energy communities' for the Brussels-Capital Region since 2022. Provides free support and guidance to citizens and organizations wanting to create energy sharing projects or communities in Brussels.
• GIMcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnical partner for solar mapping tool development. GIM, the geodata specialist, worked with Energie Commune to process and integrate geospatial information for the Walloon solar potential mapping application.
• Simply EnergycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAsbl created by Energie Commune in 2025 to ensure distribution and distribution of BEST (Energy Sharing Tool). Provides customized solutions for energy sharing management and billing.
• EnogridcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner in the development of BEST (Energy Sharing Tool), a digital platform for electricity sharing management and billing among energy communities.
• NetZeroCitiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean funding body for EMPOWER project. NetZeroCities supports the initiative to accelerate energy communities in Brussels through the EU Cities Mission.
• Ville de BruxellescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead partner in EMPOWER project. Collaborates with Schaerbeek, Ixelles, Brupower and Energie Commune to clarify and strengthen the role of Brussels municipalities in energy sharing and community energy projects.
• Schaerbeek and Ixelles MunicipalitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPilot municipalities in EMPOWER project testing new governance models, energy management systems, and citizen engagement approaches for energy communities.
• CORTEXmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in FlashFloodBreaker (FFB) European Interreg project. CORTEX leads the development of 'response communities' concept to strengthen territorial resilience against flash floods in Northwest Europe.
• TH!NK EmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner in Agricom project. TH!NK E contributes to helping the agrifood sector create renewable energy communities across Europe.
• DAFNI NETWORKmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner in Agricom project representing Greek islands in the initiative to develop renewable energy communities in the agrifood sector.
• FEDERAZIONE TRENTINA DELLA COOPERAZIONEmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian consortium partner in Agricom project, supporting renewable energy community development in the Trentino region.
• IEA-PVPScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme. Energie Commune serves as Belgium's official photovoltaic representative in this global renewable energy collaboration.
• RTBF (Belgian Public Television)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for renewable energy weather forecasts broadcast on Belgian public television, reaching wide audience with energy production forecasts across 11 European countries.
• COCITERcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCitizen Energy Cooperative (Comptoir Citoyen des Energies) - member organization and collaborative partner in energy campaigns. COCITER represents multiple Walloon citizen cooperatives and provides renewable energy supply.
• Rescoop WalloniecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWalloon federation of citizen renewable energy cooperatives. Core member organization supporting citizen energy projects and community development.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Energy Cities: European network of local authorities driving the energy transition. Direct peer in supporting municipalities to develop and implement local energy/climate strategies — functionally identical to Energie Commune's POLLEC and municipal-support services.
• Ecopower: Belgian cooperative that supplies renewable energy to citizens and supports citizen-led renewable energy projects. Direct peer because both organizations operate at the intersection of renewable energy supply, citizen engagement, and community energy development in Belgium.
• COCITER: Walloon federation of citizen renewable energy cooperatives (Comptoir Citoyen des Energies). Direct peer — and existing partner/channel — that supplies renewable energy and supports citizen cooperative energy projects across Wallonia in the same market Energie Commune serves.

Broad incumbents

• ADEME (Agence de la transition écologique): France's national agency for ecological transition, providing expertise, tools, and policy support for renewable energy and climate action. Broad incumbent comparable in role at a national (rather than regional) level, supporting municipalities and citizens on energy transition.
• REScoop.eu (European federation of renewable energy cooperatives): European federation representing thousands of renewable energy cooperatives. Comparable as a coordinating/federating body for community energy projects across Europe, overlapping with Energie Commune's role as federation/aggregator of community energy initiatives at regional level.

Regional players

• Klimaatverbond Vlaanderen: Belgian Flemish equivalent of Energie Commune — a network/association that supports Flemish municipalities with climate and energy policy. Comparable because it pursues the same facilitation and municipal-support mission as Energie Commune but for Flanders rather than Brussels/Wallonia.
• Local Energy Scotland: Scottish initiative supporting community and local ownership of renewable energy. Regional peer in another European market with a comparable mandate of advising communities and municipalities on renewable energy development and policy.
• Vlaams Energieagentschap (Flemish Energy Agency): Official Flemish government body that informs and supports citizens on energy matters. Regional peer offering similar education, tools, and municipal support but for Flanders; comparable in mandate though embedded as a government agency rather than an NGO.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/energie-commune

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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