Energy Cities is the European Association of local authorities in energy transition. It represents 1000 towns and cities in 30 countries.
In 2023, the city of Leuven (BE) took over the Presidency of the association, succeeding Heidelberg (DE), which held the presidency from 2017 to 2023.
Energy Cities was established as an association of European local authorities in 1990 to put all this into practice. The association premises are located in Brussels (BE) and Besançon (FR). A part of the team works in Budapest (HU), Offenburg (DE), Freiburg im Breisgau (DE) and Paris (FR).[1]
Board of directors
The Board of Directors of the association is represented by the 10 European cities:[2]