The STEP-IN Network of Interest Consumer and Advocacy Group Working Group Workshop will take place on Wednesday, 3 March 2021 at 15:00 CET.

During the workshop, Francesco Luise, Editor of Impakter and Laura Galli, Energy Expert at Adiconsum as well as STEP-IN Coordinator Roderick McCall and Konstantinos Kanellos of VaasaETT will focus on existing best practices to tackle energy poverty across Europe and will launch the discussion with participant representatives of consumer and advocacy groups on how scalable and replicable these practices are, according to the needs and constraints observed during the implementation of the project Living Labs, but also taking into account the different geographical contexts. Participants will be encouraged to share information on best practices (where consumer and advocacy groups have a role) from their own countries. The discussion will then target the involvement and role of consumer and advocacy groups on tackling energy poverty across Europe, gaps identified and the way ahead.

The integration of insights drawn from our Network of Interest is key for STEP-IN in order to develop policy recommendations for the effective analysis and tackling of energy poverty and to ensure long-term benefits for energy-poor communities, as soon as the project reaches completion. We welcome interested parties that either wish to provide their insights or simply gain a better understanding of the topic discussed.