The UK Government currently has a Call for Views on Community benefits and shared ownership for low carbon energy infrastructure and we are encouraging as many of our members as possible to respond as this could have huge impacts for the community energy sector. The full working document can be found here.
The deadline for responses is next Wednesday, 16 July. To respond, fill in this online form. There is no need to answer every question. In the attached document, we have highlighted a few of the questions that you may want to prioritise, and key points that we will be making. If you agree, we would encourage you to include these points in your own words (please don’t copy and paste as this is seen to devalue responses).
We have been advised by the UK Government that they are keen to have as many real-life examples as possible to shape this policy – so please do use this opportunity to tell stories and give examples of how shared ownership and community benefits have had a positive impact on individuals or groups, how they have shaped your community for the better, or even how they have saved the taxpayer money! Please also share these with us so that we can include them in our response.
In addition to sending your own response, you can also directly comment on or add input into Community Energy Scotland’s joint response with Community Energy England and Community Energy Wales by commenting on this working draft document. All ideas, comments and case studies are gratefully received.
If you want to discuss further or would like to share your own response with us, please don’t hesitate to contact zoe.holliday@communityenergy.scot
