Energy Communities – Independence and Energy Efficiency with Inowattio

What Are Energy Communities?

Energy communities are local groups of prosumers in Romania — individuals, companies, or public institutions — who collaborate to produce, store, and consume renewable energy.
By connecting solar panels, batteries, and IoT energy management systems, members become active participants in Romania’s renewable energy transition.

Main goal: achieving energy independence and higher efficiency through local consumption, storage, and smart energy sharing.

How Does an Energy Community Work?

At the core of every energy community lies an intelligent aggregation and control platform, such as the one developed by Inowattio, validated by Transelectrica for operation in national energy markets and integration with the smart grid Romania is building.

Main Components

• Solar panels and smart batteries, installed in homes or commercial buildings.
• IoT devices (Nemesis) – locally control inverters, storage units, and power flows.
• SCADA system (ARES) – monitors and coordinates real-time commands from the grid.
• Cloud platform (Orion, Hemera, Artemis) – manages data, production slots, and reporting.

This ecosystem allows energy generated in one home to be consumed locally, stored, or shared intelligently with other members — minimizing losses and avoiding extra transmission costs.

The Benefits of Energy Communities

Creating an energy community brings significant value to both consumers and Romania’s energy infrastructure.

Savings and Efficiency

• Reduce electricity bills by up to 40% through local self-consumption.
• Monetize surplus power through energy aggregation and participation in the balancing market.

Sustainability and Independence

• Produce renewable energy in Romania from 100% clean sources.
• Support national goals for decarbonization and energy independence.

Grid Stability

• Inowattio’s smart grid Romania technology ensures automatic power regulation and real-time balancing.
• Each community becomes a smart microgrid, capable of responding dynamically to dispatch commands from Transelectrica.

Inowattio – Connecting Romania’s Energy Communities

Inowattio is Romania’s first fully integrated platform for technical energy aggregation of communities, operating in coordination with Transelectrica and OPCOM.

Through its hybrid architecture — cloud microservices and IoT energy management — Inowattio:

• Monitors real-time production and consumption data;
• Controls energy flows between prosumers in Romania;
• Activates automatic fallback mechanisms in case of communication loss;
• Ensures advanced cybersecurity (VPN, TLS 1.3, OAuth2 authentication).

This smart infrastructure empowers communities to function as reliable, scalable components of the national smart grid Romania.

Legal Framework and European Support

According to EU Directive 2018/2001 (RED II) and its Romanian implementation (Energy Law 123/2012), energy communities can:

• Produce and store renewable energy;
• Share energy among members without additional grid charges;
• Participate in energy markets via authorized aggregators such as Inowattio.

Moreover, through programs like the Modernization Fund and PNRR – Green Energy Component, communities can obtain non-reimbursable financing up to 90% of total investment.

The Future Is Local and Digital

Energy communities are the core of Romania’s renewable energy evolution — moving from centralized generation to distributed and intelligent production.
By leveraging IoT energy management, SCADA automation, and energy aggregation, Inowattio offers a secure, scalable, and interoperable infrastructure that turns every home into an active node of the smart grid Romania.

Conclusion

Energy communities are no longer a concept of the future — they are a real, practical solution in Romania today.
By uniting prosumers, businesses, and grid operators, energy becomes cleaner, smarter, and more affordable, paving the way toward true energy independence and a sustainable national grid.

Ready to Build Your Own Energy Community?

Contact the Inowattio team at www.inowattio.com
and learn how you can join Romania’s growing network of renewable energy communities.