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A🧵of pics from our fantastic Summer Conference today #InvestinCommunityEnergy #CommunityEnergy #CEF2005
July 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
How to work with your local authority @commenergyengland.bsky.social good talk from NLCE
July 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
There is a great session on how #CommunityEnergy and #LocalAuthorities can collaborate.

See also our related video playlist here: bit.ly/CEE-LAplaylist

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Councils and Community Energy - YouTube
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July 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
👀 @michaelshanksmp.co.uk's Keynote Address at our Summer Conference this morning:

"We want far more communities to have far more ownership of their own #energy, because it's huge benefits far beyond just the energy system."

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July 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Helen mentioned that the #LocalPowerPlan due to published in Autumn...

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July 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
More pics 🖼️ from from our fantastic Summer Conference today #InvestinCommunityEnergy #CommunityEnergy #CEF2005
July 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
More pics 🖼️ from from our fantastic Summer Conference today #InvestinCommunityEnergy #CommunityEnergy #CEF2005
July 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
One question that came up is how to communicate with LAs and communities who don't engage with terms like #NetZero

There is some useful research e.g. from @climateoutreach.bsky.social here climateoutreach.org/reports/brit...

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Britain Talks Climate - Climate Outreach
The most current updates are available on the Britain Talks Climate webpages. Please note this download includes content from the time of launch in November 2020; not our latest updates.  Britain Talk...
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July 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
👀 @michaelshanksmp.co.uk's Keynote Address at our Summer Conference this morning:

"I want to say how excited I am to work with you on this."

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July 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Alex Lockton, Co-founder & CEO at www.empoweredprojects.co.uk argued that £500m for #CEF ( #CommunityEnergy Fund now called the Great British Energy Community Fund) is not enough

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Empowered
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July 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Helen Seagrave, Director, Local Energy, Great British Energy is currently giving her keynote address to our Summer Conference, speaking about the importance of the #LocalPowerPlan and #SharedOwnership

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July 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
👀 @michaelshanksmp.co.uk's Keynote Address at our Summer Conference this morning:

"When Great British Energy is fully operational, we will scale up our investment in #CommunityEnergy projects in the years ahead."

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July 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
CEE board member and @mcsfoundation.bsky.social‬ Programme Director ‪@alastairmumford.bsky.social‬ congratulated Helen Seagrave on getting her role at GB Energy and thanked her for all her work and support for #CommunityEnergy

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July 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
👀 @michaelshanksmp.co.uk's Keynote Address at our Summer Conference this morning:

"we completely agree with you that communities should be owning and running things and having a proper stake in their #energy supply"

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July 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
👀 @michaelshanksmp.co.uk's Keynote Address at our Summer Conference this morning:

"I know that the funding available this year doesn't go as far as many of you wanted. It's important that I acknowledge that."

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July 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Sarah Jeffery, Head of #CommunityEnergy & Customer Engagement, @nationalgrid.bsky.social (NGED - Principle Sponsor of our Summer Conference) said she is in awe of all the people in the Community Energy sector and all of @commenergyengland.bsky.social's members

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July 1, 2025 at 9:40 AM
👀 @michaelshanksmp.co.uk's Keynote Address at our Summer Conference this morning:

"we're looking at further reforms to unlock the huge potential of #CommunityEnergy. We're currently seeking your views on whether a mandatory community benefit scheme would work"

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July 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Big thanks to @michaelshanksmp.co.uk for this important contribution to our Summer Conference and for continuing to champion and support #CommunityEnergy 🙏

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July 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
#Energy Minister @michaelshanksmp.co.uk in his Keynote address at our Summer Conference:

"this Gov't believe #CommunityEnergy must be at the heart of this transition"

"communities should be owning and running things and have proper stake in their energy supply"

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July 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Our Summer Conference is coming to close (but we've still got the all important networking drinks!) but this is just the beginning of #CommunityEnergy Fortnight!

Check out all the events our members are running here bit.ly/CEFevents

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Community Energy Fortnight 2025
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July 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
👀 @michaelshanksmp.co.uk this morning:

"It's not going to be easy, but it is incredibly important and incredibly exciting. Thank you for being part of us delivering on this mission. Have a great conference and thank you for everything you do."

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July 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
👀 @michaelshanksmp.co.uk's Keynote Address at our Summer Conference this morning:

"We've cut out #coal entirely and we're now on our way to a #cleanpower... So we have made enormous progress, but we haven't done enough to shift the dial on #CommunityEnergy."

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July 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
👀 @michaelshanksmp.co.uk's Keynote Address this morning:

"There is much more to do & we need you to work with us to champion your work, challenge us to go further and faster and help us to get the decisions that we need to make absolutely right."

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July 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM