Elsevier, Energy Communities, Fundamentals, Technologies, and Emerging Trends, 2026, Pages 161-182This chapter supports Goals 7, 1, and 10 by discussing how energy communities promote renewable energy solutions and democratization of energy access, particularly through solar and wind installations in La Guajira; discussing how energy communities serve as solutions to multidimensional and monetary poverty, demonstrating how energy access reduces energy poverty (EP) rates of 65% in La Guajira; and emphasizing advancing "equity and social justice in the electricity sector" and focusing on indigenous Wayúu communities who face historical exclusion and territorial rights challenges.
