Examining the “decentralising” trend that seems to be impacting public and regulatory policies on renewable energy, this paper explores how new distributed energy generation models have spread and how profound innovations brought about by Distributed Ledger Technologies have resulted in new distributed energy policies. After a general overview of the regulatory framework of the sector, the paper aims to highlight the particular social value that renewable energy has acquired through the phenomenon of energy communities. Finally, the paper will investigate the role that the state is expected to play in response to these changes.