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16 May 2024
Empowering Communities: launching Community Energy Fortnight 2024
Welcome to Community Energy Fortnight 2024! This year, from 1 July 1st to 14 July, we’re embarking on an exciting journey to empower communities across the UK in the realm of community energy. Community Energy Fortnight (CEF) isn’t just an event; it’s a movement that brings together thousands of individuals, showcasing the power of community-driven […]
28 February 2024
Community Energy All Party Parliamentary Group event full to overflowing
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Community Energy held an event entitiled Empowering Community Energy, in the largest meeting room in parliament which was packed with 150 people. At least as many people failed to gain entry. The extraordinary enthusiasm for this event was noted and will be fed up to the top of government […]
31 January 2024
Community Energy England is launching a new All-Member Online Forum
Launching on 7 February 2024 is a new all-member online forum. CEE has a range of members beyond community energy organisations, including companies providing services to the sector, such as installers, solicitors, and PPA providers, local authorities at various levels, and NGOs who support the community energy sector and broader community and co-operative sectors. These […]
17 January 2024
What are the major parties' plans for community energy?
The Labour Party One of the five missions set out by the Labour Party over the last year is to make Britain a clean energy superpower. In 2023, the Party published its Local Power Plan, which set out some of its underlying policy proposals to help it achieve this goal. It included a pledge to support […]
12 January 2024
Community Energy: empowering a Just Transition
A blog written by Sarah Charsley, who recently completed her masters degree at the University of Edinburgh and wrote her dissertation on how the recent energy crisis has impacted a just energy transition and how engagement with community energy might have changed as a result of the crisis. As we enter another winter of extreme […]
1 December 2023
Shockingly few people know about community energy, poll reveals
Blog written by Marianne Brown, Communications Manager for Bristol Energy Cooperative Only 1% of British adults feel they know a great deal about the concept of community energy, according to a poll commissioned by Bristol Energy Cooperative As governments gather at COP28 to discuss urgent measures to mitigate the worst effects of climate breakdown, a new […]
29 November 2023
Younity – equip your group with essential skills needed to mobilise impact!
Blog written by Amelia Crews from Younity As you navigate the complexities of starting a community energy group, hear from Younity on how to equip yourselves with skilled volunteers ready to lend a hand. —————————————————————————————————- At Younity, we’re lucky enough to interact with groups pioneering the community energy movement every day! We exist to support […]
20 November 2023
An evening of celebration unveils champions in community energy
In a dazzling display of excellence and innovation, the winners of this year’s prestigious Community Energy Awards were unveiled on Friday night (17 November), at the Lowry in Salford Quays. The event, which brought together over 100 community energy enthusiasts, was made possible through the generous support of headline sponsors, Electricity North West. The awards […]
7 September 2023
What the Energy Bill means for Community Energy
The Energy Bill This week, the Energy Bill returned to Parliament. Despite enjoying cross-party support, Amendments that would allow community energy schemes to supply electricity directly to local people were opposed by the government and will not make it into law. Instead of enabling local electricity supply, the government announced a £10m Community Energy Fund, promised […]
11 August 2023
Government launches £10m funding pot for community energy
On 11 August the government announced a £10m fund, opening in early Autumn, to support the growth of community energy in England over the next two years. This has long been the subject of lobbying by Community Energy England, was recommended by the Environmental Audit Committee inquiry, and the Net Zero Review. The previous Secretary […]
11 August 2023
Northern Powergrid invests in making smarter data more available to build a grid fit for a net-zero future.
Data provision has become increasingly fundamental to the way Northern Powergrid invests in its electricity distribution network to service the rapidly changing generation and consumption trends of all its stakeholders and customers. One of our biggest commitments is to achieve net zero in electricity generation by 2035 across the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire […]
31 July 2023
New group ‘Community Energy Together’ aims to generate £20 million in community benefits across England & Wales and grow community solar sector by one-fifth
Four share offers have been launched simultaneously today on Ethex to transfer solar farms into community ownership Community Energy Together (CET) is a new collaboration between five community energy groups in England and Wales who are today launching share offers to fund the transfer of seven operational solar farms into community ownership. The solar farms […]
