{"id":691,"date":"2025-01-17T10:33:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T10:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aep.energy\/service\/energy-community\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T12:09:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T12:09:24","slug":"energy-communities","status":"publish","type":"service","link":"https:\/\/www.aep.energy\/en\/service\/energy-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;136126&#8243;]ENERGIZE YOUR COMMUNITY[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;896458&#8243;]Energy communities are an association of at least two participants for the joint generation and use of energy. 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