Our Winter Conference in Liverpool is sold out! 🎉
With:
• Dan McGrail, CEO of Great British Energy
• Minister @martinmccluskey.bsky.social MP
• CITIZENS author Jon Alexander
Booked? Choose your sessions & send speaker questions by 𝟯𝗽𝗺 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#CommunityEnergy
With:
• Dan McGrail, CEO of Great British Energy
• Minister @martinmccluskey.bsky.social MP
• CITIZENS author Jon Alexander
Booked? Choose your sessions & send speaker questions by 𝟯𝗽𝗺 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#CommunityEnergy
Community Energy England Winter Conference: Choose your conversation session preferences and submit questions for key speakers
We’re delighted that you’ll be joining our Community Energy Conversations at the Winter Conference on 24 November in Liverpool.
Community Energy Conversations: Session Preferences
To help us arrang...
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November 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Our Winter Conference in Liverpool is sold out! 🎉
With:
• Dan McGrail, CEO of Great British Energy
• Minister @martinmccluskey.bsky.social MP
• CITIZENS author Jon Alexander
Booked? Choose your sessions & send speaker questions by 𝟯𝗽𝗺 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#CommunityEnergy
With:
• Dan McGrail, CEO of Great British Energy
• Minister @martinmccluskey.bsky.social MP
• CITIZENS author Jon Alexander
Booked? Choose your sessions & send speaker questions by 𝟯𝗽𝗺 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#CommunityEnergy
📢 Our latest newsletter has been published! 📢
👇️ Find out what we've been working on from July to October, our recent successes, and what's coming up next by reading it through the link on our website.
✅️ Stay updated ✅️ Get involved ✅️ Join our co-op
#communityenergy
tinyurl.com/4hwa4nb5
👇️ Find out what we've been working on from July to October, our recent successes, and what's coming up next by reading it through the link on our website.
✅️ Stay updated ✅️ Get involved ✅️ Join our co-op
#communityenergy
tinyurl.com/4hwa4nb5
https://tinyurl.com/4hwa4nb5
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November 13, 2026 at 12:02 PM
📢 Our latest newsletter has been published! 📢
👇️ Find out what we've been working on from July to October, our recent successes, and what's coming up next by reading it through the link on our website.
✅️ Stay updated ✅️ Get involved ✅️ Join our co-op
#communityenergy
tinyurl.com/4hwa4nb5
👇️ Find out what we've been working on from July to October, our recent successes, and what's coming up next by reading it through the link on our website.
✅️ Stay updated ✅️ Get involved ✅️ Join our co-op
#communityenergy
tinyurl.com/4hwa4nb5
Did you know you already have everything you need to start building a better future? ♥️
Sometimes all it takes is someone to commit to their place, find others who feel the same and do one small action. That's the whole plan!
#CommunityLed #GrassrootsChange #AntidoteLive #powertochange
Sometimes all it takes is someone to commit to their place, find others who feel the same and do one small action. That's the whole plan!
#CommunityLed #GrassrootsChange #AntidoteLive #powertochange
November 5, 2026 at 11:04 AM
💡 Just imagine what we could all achieve together! 💚
#CommunityPower #CommunityEnergy #CommunityLandTrusts #CommunityOwnership #CommunityWealth
#CommunityPower #CommunityEnergy #CommunityLandTrusts #CommunityOwnership #CommunityWealth
Over the years we have partnered with a range of organisations and delivered award winning projects such as More than a Pub and Just Growth alongside infrastructure partners, grant givers and government.
Read more about our partnerships here 👉 buff.ly/zJOqr8o #Coops
Read more about our partnerships here 👉 buff.ly/zJOqr8o #Coops
November 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
💡 Just imagine what we could all achieve together! 💚
#CommunityPower #CommunityEnergy #CommunityLandTrusts #CommunityOwnership #CommunityWealth
#CommunityPower #CommunityEnergy #CommunityLandTrusts #CommunityOwnership #CommunityWealth
Listen to this great @antidotelive.bsky.social #podcast to hear the amazing story of how one community built the largest community-owned onshore #wind turbine in the UK! And much else besides! 👏
#CommunityPower #CommunityEnergy
#CommunityPower #CommunityEnergy
I've been listening to this lovely discussion of how residents involved in Ambition Lawrence Weston got a supermarket in their community, more energy-efficient housing, and community energy […]
Original post on urbanists.social
urbanists.social
November 5, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Listen to this great @antidotelive.bsky.social #podcast to hear the amazing story of how one community built the largest community-owned onshore #wind turbine in the UK! And much else besides! 👏
#CommunityPower #CommunityEnergy
#CommunityPower #CommunityEnergy
The Energy Independence Bill makes community benefit mandatory and gives communities the right to buy up to 20% of nearby wind and solar projects. A big step after a decade of campaigning. Here’s our response 👇
#CommunityEnergy #SharedOwnership #EnergyIndependenceBill
#CommunityEnergy #SharedOwnership #EnergyIndependenceBill
A bigger, fairer stake for communities
The Energy Independence Bill, introduced yesterday, delivers two things we have been pressing for as a sector for over a decade. Community benefit becomes mandatory for onshore wind and ground-mounted...
communityenergyengland.org
November 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
The Energy Independence Bill makes community benefit mandatory and gives communities the right to buy up to 20% of nearby wind and solar projects. A big step after a decade of campaigning. Here’s our response 👇
#CommunityEnergy #SharedOwnership #EnergyIndependenceBill
#CommunityEnergy #SharedOwnership #EnergyIndependenceBill
Join us on Tuesday 17 November for a free lunchtime session on Widening Participation in #CommunityEnergy 🌞
Sign up for your free spot here 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/widening-p...
Sign up for your free spot here 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/widening-p...
Widening participation in community energy: learning session
A networking and learning session to meet people working on widening participation in community energy, sharing progress and challenges.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 3, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Join us on Tuesday 17 November for a free lunchtime session on Widening Participation in #CommunityEnergy 🌞
Sign up for your free spot here 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/widening-p...
Sign up for your free spot here 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/widening-p...
Our October Newsletter is out!
As the clocks change, autumn storms arrive, and the weather gets colder, we look back at a busy month and share updates on what we have planned, including the exciting launch of our first share offer:
www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/email/ff1098...
#communityenergy
As the clocks change, autumn storms arrive, and the weather gets colder, we look back at a busy month and share updates on what we have planned, including the exciting launch of our first share offer:
www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/email/ff1098...
#communityenergy
November 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Our October Newsletter is out!
As the clocks change, autumn storms arrive, and the weather gets colder, we look back at a busy month and share updates on what we have planned, including the exciting launch of our first share offer:
www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/email/ff1098...
#communityenergy
As the clocks change, autumn storms arrive, and the weather gets colder, we look back at a busy month and share updates on what we have planned, including the exciting launch of our first share offer:
www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/email/ff1098...
#communityenergy
The latest BHESCo newsletter is here.
With loads going on in the world of energy, make sure you're up to date and ready for winter.
#CommunityEnergy #Winter #Energy #EnergyCrisis #Budget #Jackdaw
With loads going on in the world of energy, make sure you're up to date and ready for winter.
#CommunityEnergy #Winter #Energy #EnergyCrisis #Budget #Jackdaw
October 30, 2026 at 10:36 AM
The latest BHESCo newsletter is here.
With loads going on in the world of energy, make sure you're up to date and ready for winter.
#CommunityEnergy #Winter #Energy #EnergyCrisis #Budget #Jackdaw
With loads going on in the world of energy, make sure you're up to date and ready for winter.
#CommunityEnergy #Winter #Energy #EnergyCrisis #Budget #Jackdaw
Another great #CommunityEnergy learning opportunity from the Energy Learning Network! 👇
Book your place 👇
communityenergyengland.org/events/using...
Part of the Energy Learning Network, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, with @ashden-org.bsky.social, @cse.org.uk , @cescotland.bsky.social, @ynnicymunedol.bsky.social and Action Renewables.
#CommunityEnergy #Solar
communityenergyengland.org/events/using...
Part of the Energy Learning Network, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, with @ashden-org.bsky.social, @cse.org.uk , @cescotland.bsky.social, @ynnicymunedol.bsky.social and Action Renewables.
#CommunityEnergy #Solar
Using a licence instead of a lease to progress community rooftop solar projects
Overview: Recent developments in the Department for Education’s (DfE) approach to school solar projects have prompted renewed discussion about the legal arrangements that can support rooftop solar…
communityenergyengland.org
October 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Another great #CommunityEnergy learning opportunity from the Energy Learning Network! 👇
💡 The Energy Learning Network is offering fully funded mentoring for community groups and local authorities developing community energy projects.
Interested? Apply by 8 Nov 👇
ashden.org/energy-learn...
We're proud to help deliver this work supporting #CommunityEnergy in Scotland.
Interested? Apply by 8 Nov 👇
ashden.org/energy-learn...
We're proud to help deliver this work supporting #CommunityEnergy in Scotland.
Energy Learning Network - Ashden
Energy Learning Network: Charging up Communitiy Energy
ashden.org
October 29, 2026 at 8:58 AM
💡 The Energy Learning Network is offering fully funded mentoring for community groups and local authorities developing community energy projects.
Interested? Apply by 8 Nov 👇
ashden.org/energy-learn...
We're proud to help deliver this work supporting #CommunityEnergy in Scotland.
Interested? Apply by 8 Nov 👇
ashden.org/energy-learn...
We're proud to help deliver this work supporting #CommunityEnergy in Scotland.
Stronger recognition of #CommunityEnergy in policy must be accompanied by practical changes to legal requirements around project development, electricity market access, & long-term financial support. Read the report thejtcp.org/jtcp-resourc...
@nescanhub.bsky.social @justtransitionlab.bsky.social
@nescanhub.bsky.social @justtransitionlab.bsky.social
October 28, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Stronger recognition of #CommunityEnergy in policy must be accompanied by practical changes to legal requirements around project development, electricity market access, & long-term financial support. Read the report thejtcp.org/jtcp-resourc...
@nescanhub.bsky.social @justtransitionlab.bsky.social
@nescanhub.bsky.social @justtransitionlab.bsky.social
Communities Host Britain’s Biggest Renewable Energy Projects, but Rarely Own Any of Them. The UK Green Finance Community Hub aims to change that.
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#communityenergy #greenfinance #gbenergy #communitywealthbuilding #netzero | Green Finance Community Hub
Open for business.
After more than two and a half years running in the margins, the Green Finance Community Hub is now open for business full time.
Our founding director, Ciara Shannon, is stepping ...
lnkd.in
October 27, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Communities Host Britain’s Biggest Renewable Energy Projects, but Rarely Own Any of Them. The UK Green Finance Community Hub aims to change that.
lnkd.in/p/enQVREux
lnkd.in/p/enQVREux
How we helped a rural school move from dirty expensive diesel power to solar panels and heat pumps.
£1,000's saved on bills.
90% less carbon emissions.
We've done it for others, and we can do it for you.
Find out more (link below)
#CommunityEnergy
£1,000's saved on bills.
90% less carbon emissions.
We've done it for others, and we can do it for you.
Find out more (link below)
#CommunityEnergy
October 27, 2026 at 9:04 AM
How we helped a rural school move from dirty expensive diesel power to solar panels and heat pumps.
£1,000's saved on bills.
90% less carbon emissions.
We've done it for others, and we can do it for you.
Find out more (link below)
#CommunityEnergy
£1,000's saved on bills.
90% less carbon emissions.
We've done it for others, and we can do it for you.
Find out more (link below)
#CommunityEnergy
Explore our toolkit on Widening Participation in #CommunityEnergy 🌟
It's full of resources, insights and case studies to help community energy groups increase their impact through greater involvement of people from across their communities.
🛠️ Explore the toolkit here 👉 https://bit.ly/4up0fH7
It's full of resources, insights and case studies to help community energy groups increase their impact through greater involvement of people from across their communities.
🛠️ Explore the toolkit here 👉 https://bit.ly/4up0fH7
October 26, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Explore our toolkit on Widening Participation in #CommunityEnergy 🌟
It's full of resources, insights and case studies to help community energy groups increase their impact through greater involvement of people from across their communities.
🛠️ Explore the toolkit here 👉 https://bit.ly/4up0fH7
It's full of resources, insights and case studies to help community energy groups increase their impact through greater involvement of people from across their communities.
🛠️ Explore the toolkit here 👉 https://bit.ly/4up0fH7
At our recent workshop, Cambridgeshire County Council shared the story behind the UK's first rural district heating network.
📖 Missed the workshop? Catch up on the story, the challenges and the lessons learned:
https://carboncopy.eco/blog/out-with-the-oil-in-with-the-new
#CommunityEnergy
📖 Missed the workshop? Catch up on the story, the challenges and the lessons learned:
https://carboncopy.eco/blog/out-with-the-oil-in-with-the-new
#CommunityEnergy
Out with the oil, in with the new.
How did Swaffham Prior become the first rural place in the UK to successfully implement a heat network powered by renewables? Find out!
carboncopy.eco
October 26, 2026 at 2:22 PM
At our recent workshop, Cambridgeshire County Council shared the story behind the UK's first rural district heating network.
📖 Missed the workshop? Catch up on the story, the challenges and the lessons learned:
https://carboncopy.eco/blog/out-with-the-oil-in-with-the-new
#CommunityEnergy
📖 Missed the workshop? Catch up on the story, the challenges and the lessons learned:
https://carboncopy.eco/blog/out-with-the-oil-in-with-the-new
#CommunityEnergy
Want to find more people already building the positive future you keep dreaming about? 🌎
Follow for a curated feed of climate solutions, community organising, solarpunk visions, indigenous practices and bright ideas that need our energy ☀️
#solarpunk #climatechange #ecosocialism #communityenergy
Follow for a curated feed of climate solutions, community organising, solarpunk visions, indigenous practices and bright ideas that need our energy ☀️
#solarpunk #climatechange #ecosocialism #communityenergy
October 23, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Want to find more people already building the positive future you keep dreaming about? 🌎
Follow for a curated feed of climate solutions, community organising, solarpunk visions, indigenous practices and bright ideas that need our energy ☀️
#solarpunk #climatechange #ecosocialism #communityenergy
Follow for a curated feed of climate solutions, community organising, solarpunk visions, indigenous practices and bright ideas that need our energy ☀️
#solarpunk #climatechange #ecosocialism #communityenergy
The Northwest Indiana Solar Coop is here to help you go solar for FREE, with a member-driven process that guarantees better deals and expert support—don't miss out!
Learn more here
#KingsfordHeightsLaPorteCounty #IN #CitizenPortal #RenewableSolutions #CommunityEnergy
Learn more here
#KingsfordHeightsLaPorteCounty #IN #CitizenPortal #RenewableSolutions #CommunityEnergy
Northwest Indiana Solar Coop launches; free sign‑up open through Jan. 31
Solar United Neighbors and the Michigan City Sustainability Commission explained the Northwest Indiana Solar Coop's staged process, membership benefits and selection criteria, urging residents to join the free program before the Jan. 31 sign‑up deadline.
citizenportal.ai
October 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The Northwest Indiana Solar Coop is here to help you go solar for FREE, with a member-driven process that guarantees better deals and expert support—don't miss out!
Learn more here
#KingsfordHeightsLaPorteCounty #IN #CitizenPortal #RenewableSolutions #CommunityEnergy
Learn more here
#KingsfordHeightsLaPorteCounty #IN #CitizenPortal #RenewableSolutions #CommunityEnergy
Faith groups solved the solar finance problem. Heritage planning is now the bottleneck and the £30m Community Energy Fund can't fix it.
New analysis on the UK's faith-energy paradox
kencrave.com/uk-church-so...
#UKEnergy #CommunityEnergy
New analysis on the UK's faith-energy paradox
kencrave.com/uk-church-so...
#UKEnergy #CommunityEnergy
UK Church Solar Funding: The £30M Community Energy Opportunity | KenCrave
A Strategic Analysis of Community Energy Funding Wave and the Heritage Planning Bottleneck Constraining Faith-Sector Solar Deployment in UK.
Executive Summary
Faith organizations in the UK are movi...
kencrave.com
October 23, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Faith groups solved the solar finance problem. Heritage planning is now the bottleneck and the £30m Community Energy Fund can't fix it.
New analysis on the UK's faith-energy paradox
kencrave.com/uk-church-so...
#UKEnergy #CommunityEnergy
New analysis on the UK's faith-energy paradox
kencrave.com/uk-church-so...
#UKEnergy #CommunityEnergy
If you'd like to become an expert in how #CommunityEnergy (and other #CommunityOwnership -based orgs) can raise risk capital to finance their projects using #CommunityShares then this is the training for you:
It's back!
Our new practitioner training is now live.
This is a great opportunity to learn all about the basics of community shares and all the technical details too.
Find out more and secure your place now >>
www.uk.coop/events-and-t...
Our new practitioner training is now live.
This is a great opportunity to learn all about the basics of community shares and all the technical details too.
Find out more and secure your place now >>
www.uk.coop/events-and-t...
October 22, 2026 at 2:48 PM
If you'd like to become an expert in how #CommunityEnergy (and other #CommunityOwnership -based orgs) can raise risk capital to finance their projects using #CommunityShares then this is the training for you:
🔹 @renewablesonya.bsky.social MSc MBE, Partner Solicitor at Spencer West, director of several community energy organisations, and involved in recent DfE and NISTA consultations on draft standardised PPAs
#CommunityEnergy #Solar
#CommunityEnergy #Solar
October 22, 2026 at 2:56 PM
🔹 @renewablesonya.bsky.social MSc MBE, Partner Solicitor at Spencer West, director of several community energy organisations, and involved in recent DfE and NISTA consultations on draft standardised PPAs
#CommunityEnergy #Solar
#CommunityEnergy #Solar
It’s a timely question: while the DfE develops its standardised PPA and lease model, a number of school solar projects have stalled. Licences may offer a way forward.
#CommunityEnergy #Solar
#CommunityEnergy #Solar
October 22, 2026 at 2:56 PM
It’s a timely question: while the DfE develops its standardised PPA and lease model, a number of school solar projects have stalled. Licences may offer a way forward.
#CommunityEnergy #Solar
#CommunityEnergy #Solar
🔹 Mike Smyth MBE, Chair of @energy4alluk.bsky.social, The Schools’ Energy Co-op and Wey Valley Solar Schools, and a former law partner with extensive hands-on experience of using licences for rooftop solar
#CommunityEnergy #Solar
#CommunityEnergy #Solar
October 22, 2026 at 2:56 PM
🔹 Mike Smyth MBE, Chair of @energy4alluk.bsky.social, The Schools’ Energy Co-op and Wey Valley Solar Schools, and a former law partner with extensive hands-on experience of using licences for rooftop solar
#CommunityEnergy #Solar
#CommunityEnergy #Solar
Leases are the usual route for rooftop solar, but they aren’t always the quickest or the best fit. A licence can offer more flexibility, whether you’re working with a school, a council, a community building or a business.
#CommunityEnergy #Solar
#CommunityEnergy #Solar
October 22, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Leases are the usual route for rooftop solar, but they aren’t always the quickest or the best fit. A licence can offer more flexibility, whether you’re working with a school, a council, a community building or a business.
#CommunityEnergy #Solar
#CommunityEnergy #Solar
Book your place 👇
communityenergyengland.org/events/using...
Part of the Energy Learning Network, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, with @ashden-org.bsky.social, @cse.org.uk , @cescotland.bsky.social, @ynnicymunedol.bsky.social and Action Renewables.
#CommunityEnergy #Solar
communityenergyengland.org/events/using...
Part of the Energy Learning Network, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, with @ashden-org.bsky.social, @cse.org.uk , @cescotland.bsky.social, @ynnicymunedol.bsky.social and Action Renewables.
#CommunityEnergy #Solar
Using a licence instead of a lease to progress community rooftop solar projects
Overview: Recent developments in the Department for Education’s (DfE) approach to school solar projects have prompted renewed discussion about the legal arrangements that can support rooftop solar…
communityenergyengland.org
October 22, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Book your place 👇
communityenergyengland.org/events/using...
Part of the Energy Learning Network, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, with @ashden-org.bsky.social, @cse.org.uk , @cescotland.bsky.social, @ynnicymunedol.bsky.social and Action Renewables.
#CommunityEnergy #Solar
communityenergyengland.org/events/using...
Part of the Energy Learning Network, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, with @ashden-org.bsky.social, @cse.org.uk , @cescotland.bsky.social, @ynnicymunedol.bsky.social and Action Renewables.
#CommunityEnergy #Solar