Reports & publications - Page 2
2 September 2024
State of the Sector: 2024
Our 2024 UK sector overview provides a summary of the community energy sector in the UK, showing how the sector has developed over 2022 & 2023 and equipping people and organisations within and beyond the sector with key data that demonstrates the scale and impact of the sector. In addition to downloading the UK overview, you can also […]
1 July 2024
Cornwall's Climate Stories: Power to the People
With fantastic resources of wind, sun, tides, geothermal heat and critical minerals, Cornwall could drive the whole country’s clean energy revolution. However, the UK’s 100-year-old grid infrastructure means this potential can’t be harnessed – while huge numbers of local people are living in poorly insulated homes they can’t afford to heat. Power to the People explores […]
29 May 2024
Briefing note for CEE from Department for Education on putting solar on schools
This informal briefing note was written by the DfE for Community Energy England andrevised on 29 May 2024. Official guidance and forms are here and linked within.-
6 September 2021
Cities and Community Energy
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 […] 
15 April 2021
We the Power: the Future of Energy is Community-Owned
A film about the citizen-led community-energy movement in Europe and the visionaries lighting the way from Patagonia Films. Imagine upending the traditional energy system and giving the power of clean electricity production back to your neighbours. We the Power follows friends, families and visionaries as they break down legislative barriers and take power back from […]
31 December 2020
Community Energy 2030 Vision
A clear, engaging guide to community energy that: Creating the 2030 Vision We developed the 2030 Vision through three consultation stages (an event at our summer conference, a roundtable of key practitioners, a survey with 48 respondents), plus informal input from practitioners and stakeholders. Their insights shaped an accessible, visually engaging document for a broad […]-
3 May 2020
Community Energy in the North East, Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Northern Powergrid and Community Energy England published the first in-depth analysis of community energy across the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire. The report forms part of Northern Powergrid’s continued commitment to supporting community energy.
