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138 The socioeconomic impact of decentralization deserves special attention. When communities become electricity producers themselves, they reduce their own expenses, enhance their self-sufficiency, and gain new opportunities to finance local projects. This model helps to equalize territorial development and strengthens their resilience in the face of national risks. By combining technological, economic, and regulatory tools, a decentralized energy system with a strong renewable energy generation component emerges as a promising strategy for transforming the Ukrainian energy sector. It simultaneously improves security, optimizes costs, and ensures environmentally sound development in line with modern international trends. The current realities in Ukraine's energy sector demonstrate an urgent need for innovation and change. Given the generation losses that have reached more than 60% of pre-war capacity, the country should focus on establishing a distributed energy supply system. Such an approach would reduce dependence on centralized grids, which often fail due to damage, and would enhance overall reliability. The development of renewable energy sources is particularly important, with solar power playing a leading role. By early 2024, private consumers and businesses had installed approximately 1.5 GW of solar power plants, demonstrating the significant potential for large-scale adoption of this technology. Due to the widespread deployment of rooftop photovoltaic (RTPV) systems, it is possible to quickly restore part of the local power supply [7]. Along with solar energy, the development of other renewable energy sources— wind, bioenergy, geothermal, and small hydropower—creates a multi-component, sustainable energy system. This helps diversify sources and avoids over-reliance on any one type of generation. The implementation of a decentralized model, in which every consumer can also be an energy producer, not only enhances energy independence but also distributes the risks of potential attacks or accidents. This makes the system more flexible and resilient to external influences. At the same time, the integration of solar power plants