Here, we employ a two-way economic system, and the literature and activism on regrowth, which question the sustainability of current models of energy use. Local and small-scale energy systems may have the potential to reduce energy and resource consumption and to advance regrowth-related ideals of energy democracy, self-sufficiency, and local production. In the present paper we link a discussion on regrowth and local energy projects, using two case studies from southern European islands, E Pierrot in Spain, and Silos in Greece. These pioneer local energy initiatives have a complex ownership model that includes. OurCar ownership transfer Spain calculation of the net social cost of reallocating curbside parking to residents indicates that the costs derived from the residents’ parking subsidy and their likely increase in car usage can easily offset the benefits derived from visitor-trip deterrence, showing the relevance of the tradeoff between efficiency and acceptability. Despite widespread adoption o