The Voice of the Community Energy Sector

We are a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to helping community energy organisations create and implement new projects by advocating for a policy landscape that will support community energy and providing opportunities for community energy practitioners to connect, learn, share business models and help each other overcome obstacles. 

Who we are

We advocate on behalf of the sector and use our networks to help the sector grow.

Learn about our activities & impact

Community energy data

We lead annual community energy research and make the dataset available.

Read the State of the Sector Report 2021

Membership

Becoming a member helps get your organisation connected across the sector and shows your support for its growth.

Learn about membership and join us

New to community energy?

We've made a guide for those interested in how to get started with community energy

Learn more about community energy

Funding opportunities

We collate a wide range of funding sources for the community energy sector

Find funding for your organisation

COP26

COP26 is an opportunity to influence the UK government and show the world what community energy can do

Learn more and get involved
Spring Budget 2023 - help for employment but no direct help for community energy

Spring Budget 2023 - help for employment but no direct help for community energy

15/03/2023

In the Spring Budget the Chancellor set out a “Budget for growth” inten …

Rethinking the role of localities - CEE summary of Local Edge report

Rethinking the role of localities - CEE summary of Local Edge report

13/03/2023

In February of this year, the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Green New Deal pu …

Urges to turbocharge a neglected sector - CEE summary of Mission Zero

Urges to turbocharge a neglected sector - CEE summary of Mission Zero

09/03/2023

On the 13th January the former Energy Minister, Chris Skidmore, published an independ …

A Warm Welcome

A Warm Welcome

09/03/2023

A blog written by Alex Hartley, SELCEHave you heard of, or engaged with, Warm Welco …