One-stop shops for efficiency and energy poverty relief
Since 2017, Barcelona has run 11 Energy Advice Points integrated into municipal housing offices. Multidisciplinary teams help residents: especially vulnerable households: upgrade home efficiency, access social tariffs, and avoid supply disconnections.
What you can do
- Walk in to an Energy Advice Point for personalised bill and retrofit guidance
- Volunteer or train as an energy advisor through the programme's employment pathway
- Replicate the one-stop-shop model in your city using Barcelona's public documentation
How to participate
- Visit a municipal Energy Advice Point in Barcelona
- Cities outside Spain can adapt the model with IEA case-study evidence for funding pitches
Why it matters
Over 37 000 people assisted in 2024 alone; 96% of households receiving bill relief were in social vulnerability. Advice points turn abstract efficiency policy into door-level care.
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Source: IEA, Best Practices and Insights to Expand Clean Energy Access and Adoption (2025). CC BY 4.0. Paraphrased for local discovery by Solarpunker.
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