Blog by Amanda Grimm, Policy Manager at Community Energy Scotland The recommendations in this blog have been developed by the Scottish Community Coalition on Energy with input from our members. Everyone is talking about community benefits and shared ownership from…
Scottish Community Coalition on Energy believes that communities should have more control over our energy system and should receive a larger share of the wealth that it generates. We are calling for stronger Scottish Government guidance for developers, higher benchmarks…
We are calling for higher community benefits from clean energy The Scottish Coalition on Community Energy has welcomed the Scottish Government’s review of community benefits, but says more is needed to deliver a fair energy deal for Scottish communities. The…
Community Energy Scotland is pleased to share our Call to Action to the Scottish Government for a Fair Energy Deal for Communities.
New government: new era for community energy? Community Energy Scotland welcomes our new Labour government’s commitment to make Britain a clean energy superpower. In particular: Setting up Great British Energy The commitment to set up a publicly-owned clean power company…
On Saturday, June 8th, Torcuil Crichton (Na h-Eileanan an Iar Labour Candidate) and Anas Sarwar (Scottish Labour Leader) met several community group representatives from Lewis, Uist, and Barra alongside CES. The meeting began with a round-the-room meeting of the attendees…
Organisations are invited to respond to the UK government's second consultation on the Review of electricity market arrangements.
Click through for the link to our full response to the consultation.
We strongly agree with the Government that we need to create a fairer energy system for all and we also agree that the Government needs to act to help all those across Britain who are vulnerable to the steep rises…
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