Réseau des Agences Régionales de l'Energie et de l'Environnement (RARE)

What Réseau des Agences Régionales de l'Energie et de l'Environnement (RARE) does

Réseau des Agences Régionales de l'Energie et de l'Environnement (RARE) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1996 and headquartered in Nantes, coordinating a network of 20+ regional energy and environment agencies and observatories across metropolitan France and overseas territories including Réunion. Its mission is to represent, pool, and amplify the work of regional agencies in transition écologique, waste management, energy, climate, and biodiversity, serving territorial actors such as regional councils, intercommunal structures (EPCI), municipalities, and social sector organizations. The network aggregates methods and data, organizes annual seminars and thematic webinars (RED series on waste, Tims on mobility, VoyaGES webinars), and produces harmonized territorial indicators.

RARE's core technology offering comprises proprietary tools: GéoDIP, a cartographic pre-diagnostic tool for energy poverty mapping (co-developed with ONPE and DIPLP, open-source, ~1,500 users); TerriSTORY®, a territorial storytelling platform for climate-energy data visualization; ClimaSTORY®, a climate adaptation animation tool; and the Bouquet d'indicateurs communs énergie-climat, the first nationwide harmonized energy-climate indicator dataset at the EPCI scale, published on data.gouv.fr. RARE also coordinates thematic programs including Tims (sustainable and inclusive mobility with CLER and Mob'In), VoyaGES (territorial Scope 3 emissions methodologies), and the RED waste observation webinar series. Underlying technical architecture is OpenData-based with open-source code distribution.

RARE operates a non-commercial coordination model with no product pricing. Its revenue is sourced from public institutional funding (ADEME, regional councils, DIPLP, ORE Agency) and project-based grants; the organization has 7 employees and no VC/PE involvement. Distribution occurs indirectly through the 20+ member agencies (which serve as primary channels to territorial actors) and directly through self-serve digital tools (GéoDIP) and open-data portals. Strategic leadership is held by President Didier Peralta and Directrice Nadège Austin, with a small coordination team including energy-climate (Thomas Paysant-Leroux) and mobility (Sébastien Goulard) coordinators.

Name

Réseau des Agences Régionales de l'Energie et de l'Environnement (RARE)

Legal name

Réseau des Agences Régionales de l'Energie et de l'Environnement

Website

https://rare.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RARE is a French non-profit network founded in 1996 that coordinates 20+ regional energy and environment agencies and observatories across France, serving regional councils, EPCIs, municipalities, and social actors with harmonized data tools (GéoDIP, TerriSTORY®, ClimaSTORY®) and territorial energy-climate indicators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public institutional funding: RARE operates as a non-profit network coordinated with regional councils, ADEME, and national government agencies. Revenue appears to derive from public institutional support, member contributions, and project-based funding from environmental agencies.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

RARE is a national coordinating network for 20+ regional energy and environment agencies and observatories across metropolitan France and overseas territories. It produces and disseminates harmonized territorial data, shared methodologies, and digital observation tools (energy poverty mapping, climate-energy indicators at EPCI scale, waste observation, climate adaptation animation) that enable regional and local authorities to plan and implement climate-energy transitions. Its core offering combines coordination services, standardized indicator datasets, and collaborative tools developed with member agencies.

Product overview

RARE operates as a coordination network for regional energy and environment agencies, offering a portfolio of observation tools, indicator platforms, and thematic programs. The core offering includes GÉODIP for energy poverty mapping, ClimaSTORY® for climate adaptation animation, TerriSTORY® for territorial data, and the Bouquet d'indicateurs communs for harmonized energy-climate indicators at regional and EPCI scales. Supporting programs include Tims (sustainable mobility) and VoyaGES (indirect GHG emissions), along with the annual RED webinar series on waste observation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GÉODIP: Cartographic tool for territorial pre-diagnosis of energy poverty, co-developed with ONPE.
• PNACC3 Cahier d'acteurs
• VoyaGES
• Bouquet d'indicateurs communs
• RED (Rencontres Ressources & Déchets)
• Lettre d'informations trimestrielle

Products and services

• GÉODIP Territorial pre-diagnosis tool providing cartographic visualization of energy poverty indicators related to housing and mobility energy expenditures. Available open-source with moderated registration; community of approximately 1,500 users including territorial actors, local authorities, and social sector organizations.
• ClimaSTORY®

Quantifiable outcome

• 739 additional GÉODIP users (+58.6% growth) between October 2024 and July 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Agence ORE (Opérateurs de Réseaux d'Énergie)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 June 2024Partnership formalized in June 2024 for collaboration on open energy data service. Agence ORE aggregates electricity and gas distribution data; RARE coordinates regional observatories (OREC) as data users. Joint work on methodological convergence and expert data forums.
• ONPE (Observatoire National de la Précarité Énergétique)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Co-pilot and host of GÉODIP tool since 2021. ONPE provides national oversight on energy poverty observation; RARE took development leadership in 2024. Joint support from DIPLP (Délégation interministérielle à la prévention et à la lutte contre la pauvreté).
• ADEME (Agence de la Transition écologique)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Historical partner of RARE. ADEME supports the annual seminar organization since 2020 and provides regional support to RARE member agencies through its regional directorates. Collaborates on methodology development and shared indicator frameworks for energy-climate observation.
• ODRÉ (Open Data Réseaux Energies)majorTechnology or IntegrationPlatform providing reference electricity, gas, and meteorological data. Integrates with RARE member observatory data systems. Contributes to annual energy data webinars and masterclasses.
• Région NormandiemajorOthersRegional host of RARE 2024 annual seminar. Supports regional member agencies (ANBDD, Biomasse Normandie) in network activities.
• Région OccitaniemajorOthersRegional co-organizer of RARE 2023 annual seminar with AREC Occitanie. Host region for network gathering.
• CitepamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpert partner in VoyaGES project consortium for indirect GHG emissions methodologies. Contributes to national emissions accounting standards.
• ABC (Association pour la transition Bas Carbone)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of VoyaGES project consortium. Expert in low-carbon transition methodologies for territorial application.
• CLER - Réseau de la transition énergétiquemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-porteur of Tims program for sustainable and inclusive mobility. Coordinates national mobility transition network alongside RARE.
• Mob'In (Réseau des acteurs territoriaux de la mobilité inclusive)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Tims mobility program. Network of territorial actors working on inclusive mobility solutions.
• AURA-EE (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Energie Environnement)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork member and TerriSTORY® platform developer. Key partner in Tims program and climate observation initiatives. Hosts VoyaGES project consortium team member.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ADEME: France's national ecological transition agency. Functions as RARE's principal funder, methodology partner, and overall coordinator of energy-environment policy - not a peer but the broad incumbent that RARE's network sits beneath.

Direct peers

• EUROCITIES: Network of major European cities working on sustainability, climate, energy and mobility policy coordination. Comparable network model but at city (rather than regional observatory) level.
• Energy Cities: European network of local authorities and energy agencies driving the energy transition at city level. Closely comparable mission (coordinating sub-national energy actors), with stronger municipal focus and pan-European scope.
• Climate Alliance: European network of municipalities and regions for climate protection, focused on member-driven climate action and indigenous partnership. Comparable network-coordination role in European subnational climate work.
• ICLEI Europe: Local Governments for Sustainability network operating across Europe, supporting cities and regions on climate, energy, biodiversity and circular economy. Highly analogous coordination network model.
• FEDARENE: European federation of regional and local agencies for energy and environment. Directly comparable to RARE as a network coordinating regional energy-environment agencies, with the additional dimension of EU-level advocacy and project brokering.
• AMORCE: French association for territorial energy and waste management transition, aggregating local authorities and agencies. Direct French peer with overlapping domains in energy/waste observation and planning.
• Regions4 / nrg4SD: Global network of regions for sustainable development, including the energy-focused nrg4SD platform. Direct peer representing regional governments in international energy-climate negotiations and projects.
• CLER - Réseau pour la transition énergétique: French network for the energy transition coordinating local energy actors, co-leads the Tims program with RARE. Direct peer in mission and structure, focused on energy transition rather than observation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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