This paper looks at how adding businesses and industrial users to renewable energy communities (RECs) can help meet the European Green Deal’s goal of making Europe carbon-neutral by 2050. 

RECs are groups that improve energy efficiency and use more renewable energy, while also offering social and economic benefits like lower energy bills and reducing energy poverty. Most research has focused on homes, but this study also examines how including businesses affects these communities. 

By grouping industrial energy use into simpler categories and using a peer-to-peer sharing system, the study finds that having large non-residential users can greatly improve energy sharing and self-sufficiency for residential members. 

Future research could explore the economic benefits of this diverse membership.