Through our modes of energy production, distribution, and consumption, we shape our lives, cultures, and institutions. Energy organizes and structures our societies just as societies shape our relationships with energy.

The ecological emergency is reshaping the landscape of actors engaging with energy issues, drawing them into unexplored alliances and new power
dynamics. Beyond the debates held in media spheres and expert arenas, beyond the technical adjustments dictated by political agendas and the workings of the energy machinery, how can we — as citizens and inhabitants — take hold of the energy issues of our time?

The constellation of narratives presented in this Petit manuel advocates for broader interpretations of the notion of energy community, linking it to
democratic forms of political reappropriation of energy. In both their forms and the doors, exits, and bridges they outline, these experiences open up
practical paths to “invent grassroots fragments of futures.” Here, a new framework for community rights is being forged.

With contributions from Jean-Louis Bancel, Audrey Bard, Vanille Ecrement, Sébastien Enault, Énergie de Nantes, Louis de Fontenelle, Sylvia Fredriksson, Sophie Gosselin, Fanny Lopez, Quentin Mateus, Barbara Nicoloso, Gaspard Perreau-Saussine, Laura Petibon, Sophie Ricard, Baptiste Soubra, Rieul Techer, Ysé.

Paperback book, 328 pages.