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Shared ownership projects will be crucial to meet the UK’s community energy goals
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)(opens in new tab) What is shared ownership of renewable energy? Shared ownership is when a community…
Read MoreCatching up on Community Energy Fortnight
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…
Read MoreSchools save close to £1 million on their energy bills thanks to community-owned solar
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…
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