Energy4All have, for the first time, consolidated all our member co-operatives and their individual renewable energy sites into one community energy map: click here to go to the map. Our old map showed the centre for each of our 35 member co-ops, but this doesn’t capture the full story – for example The Schools’ Energy…

North Lincolnshire Community Energy (NLCE), part of the Energy4All family of co-ops, has been nominated for this year’s Community Energy England awards in the Community Energy Excellence (Large Organisation) category. This is fantastic recognition for a co-op that has grown at pace over the last two years, now with 34 solar installations in North Lincolnshire…

Last week Energy4All were in Brussels for the final ‘ACCE’ conference: ACCE is a European Union LIFE Programme funded project, creating simple and effective financial tools for energy communities. The ACCE project focused on creating and developing Community Energy Financing Schemes, or ‘CEFS’, in different countries with varying levels of existing support. In the Netherlands…

At present only around 20% of UK schools have solar panels, even though the renewable technology appears to be an easy win for its ability to save schools money long-term whilst cutting their environmental impact.   The British public are overwhelmingly in support of solar panels on public buildings, and the financial benefits are clear. Last…

Anthony Woolhouse, founder of West Solent Solar Co-operative, passed away last week on Tuesday 12th August. Energy4All send our best wishes to his family as we reflect on the pioneering work he has contributed to the UK’s community energy sector. Anthony founded West Solent Solar Co-op along with Cathy Cook and Jonathan Blease back in…

Energy4All has been awarded full marks from the Fair Tax Foundation for the second year running. The Fair Tax Foundation is a non-profit social enterprise dedicated to promoting transparency and fairness in corporate taxation. Fair Tax Accreditation is granted to businesses that demonstrate a commitment to paying their fair share of taxes in a transparent…

Energy4All have submitted a response to the government’s call for views on their working paper regarding potential mandatory community benefits for low carbon energy infrastructure, and shared ownership of renewable energy schemes. Energy4All’s response on Shared Ownership (PDF file) What is shared ownership of renewable energy? Shared ownership is when a community (which could be…

July 1st – 14th marked Community Energy Fortnight,  a celebration of people-powered renewable energy. The fortnight kicked off with the Community Energy England summer conference in Bristol. How can community energy groups and local authorities work together? Our Chair Mike Smyth co-hosted the spotlight session ‘Collaboration between community energy organisations and local authorities’ at the…

Schools across the UK saved an estimated £928,000 last year on their energy bills, thanks to six co-ops in the Energy4All family: The Schools’ Energy Co-op, Wey Valley Solar Schools Co-op, North Lincolnshire Community Energy, Edinburgh Community Solar Co-op, Energise South and REPOWER Balcombe. At a time when schools are being hit with high energy…

Energy4All Chair Mike Smyth and Non-Executive Director Mark Luntley have been sharing their expertise in how community energy projects in the UK overcome barriers to successfully generate clean energy for ordinary people. They took part in a community energy financing podcast series by ACCE – a European collaborative project focusing on creating simple and effective…