Reports and publications produced or supported by Community Energy England.

See our 2022 Annual Report here

See our 2022 Policy and Advocacy Highlights here

See our most recent State of the Sector Report here.

CSE - Exec Summary - North East Community Energy Study 

A report from Centre for Sustainable Energy, with CEE input, looking at why North East England has fewer community energy projects and how more communities could become engaged. (This is the executive summary).

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CEL - Cities and Community Energy (2021) 

A report by Community Energy London and CEE, supported by the MCS Charitable Foundation, which focuses on opportunities for the greater collaboration of mayors and councils in England’s cities with community energy groups to drive forward projects to tackle the climate emergency, as well as groups helping deliver local climate action, and supporting wider behavioural change activities on emissions reduction, a critical component to achieve net zero.

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Annual Report 2020 

Our 2020 annual report report explains the work we've done throughout the year to represent and support our members and help the community energy sector to develop and grow. We're proud of what our small team achieves and feel strongly that we need to be transparent with our members and stakeholders about what we set out to do and the impact we have.

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State of the Sector 2020 Report 

In June 2020, Community Energy England and Community Energy Wales launched the fourth State of the Sector Report, with data until the end of 2019. The research was conducted and report created by Scene and we are grateful to sponsor SP Energy Networks and supporters Electricity North West and Northern Powergrid.

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How to Organise & Run Online Events 

Given the limitations on gathering and the necessity for events to be online, we have created a guide for how to organise and run online events based on our recent experiences doing so.

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Community Energy in the North West - Sector Survey 2019 

For the second year in a row, Community Energy England and Electricity North West carried out research into community energy activities in the North West of England. The aim of the research was to learn more about the impact of community energy in our region, the motivations and challenges faced and the future of the community energy sector. The research sets a benchmark for the sector moving forward and provides a clear indication on where the North West sits in terms of community energy.

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