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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Throughout the UK, community energy initiatives are already strengthening communities and helping to create stronger local economies. We believe community energy has significant opportunities for expansion – with the right support and expertise, generation capacity could rapidly increase, enabling more benefits for local communities and energy transition initiatives. Plugyy works with community energy groups to […]
Community Energy England welcomes Labour’s ‘Local Power Plan’ to invest in thousands of local clean energy projects, aiming for Clean Power by 2030 Having worked with the Labour Party and the Coop Party over recent months Community Energy England is delighted to welcome Labour’s ground-breaking Local Power Plan, announced today (Sunday 18 June, 2023), for major investment of […]
Written by Kate Hutchinson, Senior Consultant, Reheat In the UK, buildings account for around 30% of our overall emissions, with the vast majority of this is a result of heat. Recent figures show that heat from our homes contributes 17%[1], representing a large proportion of our emissions which we need to address in a wider bid […]
