10.18710/2CPQHQ Wierling, August August Wierling https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7443-7593 Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Schwanitz, Valeria Jana Valeria Jana Schwanitz https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8752-2754 Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, The Schumacher Institute Zeiss, Jan Pedro Jan Pedro Zeiss https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8016-929X Western Norway University of Applied Sciences von Beck, Constantin Constantin von Beck https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9134-3356 Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Arghandeh Paudler, Heather Heather Arghandeh Paudler https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9516-9631 Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Knutsdotter Koren, Ingrid Ingrid Knutsdotter Koren https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0253-3025 Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Kraudzun, Tobias Tobias Kraudzun https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2732-6708 Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Marcroft, Timothy Timothy Marcroft https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3012-2052 Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Müller, Lukas Lukas Müller https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2775-2427 Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Andreadakis, Zacharias Zacharias Andreadakis Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Candelise, Chiara Chiara Candelise Jagiellonian University, Bocconi University Dufner, Simon Simon Dufner https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8142-3093 Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Getabecha, Melake Melake Getabecha https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4729-5064 Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Glaase, Grete Grete Glaase https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1499-9655 Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Hubert, Wit Wit Hubert Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Jagiellonian University Lupi, Veronica Veronica Lupi Jagiellonian University, Bocconi University Majidi, Sona Sona Majidi Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Mohammadi, Shirin Shirin Mohammadi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4505-4961 Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Safara Nosar, Negar Negar Safara Nosar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5867-9966 Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Robio du Pont, Yann Yann Robio du Pont https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1275-9597 Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Roots, Philippa Philippa Roots https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8331-9118 Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Rudek, Tadeusz Józef Tadeusz Józef Rudek https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8498-614X Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Jagiellonian University Sciullo, Alessandro Alessandro Sciullo University of Turin Sehdev, Gayatri Gayatri Sehdev University of Turin Ziaabadi, Mehran Mehran Ziaabadi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4024-9885 Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Zoubin, Nahid Nahid Zoubin Western Norway University of Applied Sciences DataverseNO 2022 Business and Management Earth and Environmental Sciences Engineering Social Sciences Other energy citizen energy energy cooperatives citizen-led action initiatives cooperatives community energy energy transition renewable energy renewable sustainability social innovation local actors eco-villages housing cooperatives and associations energy community renewable energy community sustainable energy community energy cluster Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Wierling, August August Wierling Western Norway University of Applied Sciences 2022-05-13 2022-06-03 2022-06-17 2023-09-28 2018-05-01/2022-04-30 1895-01-01/2022-04-30 machine-readable text;aggregate data;event/transaction data;administrative records data;survey data 10.3390/SU10093339 10.18710/2CPQHQ/TBL6NC 10.18710/2CPQHQ/6N7JA7 10.18710/2CPQHQ/GAXJMQ 10.18710/2CPQHQ/QZM67L 985016 25344 10280 55146017 53992564 application/pdf text/turtle text/plain text/turtle text/turtle 2.1 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This dataset describes the collective involvement of citizens in the energy transition with a focus on 2010-2021 across 29 countries in Europe. It is the first systematic data collection of its kind. Data are collected for the initiatives citizens are leading, fields of activities they engage in (e.g., installation of renewable capacities, operation of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, engagement in energy education and services provision), number of people involved or being members, financial data of initiatives, and characteristics of production units planned, installed, operated and/or purchased by the initiatives. Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom European Commission 837722 European Commission 883823