Thanks to lobbying by the Scottish Community Coalition on Energy and local communities across the nation, Scotland’s world leading Community Wealth Building Bill now rightly recognises energy as a community wealth building asset. Our successful amendments to the Bill mean that: Community wealth building…
Following a campaign of pressure from community energy groups, the Scottish Government is making it easier for communities to own windfarms, hydroelectric schemes and solar PV arrays on public land. This breakthrough comes after community groups on the Cowal peninsula…
Watch our conference reel from the day’s events in September! Full report out soon. FULLY BOOKED! Contact communications@communityenergy.scot for the ticket waiting list Join an interactive day full of inspiring speakers, meet other Community Energy Scotland members and engage with…
Over £5.5 million will support 46 community groups in Scotland to install energy generation schemes and benefit communities, an announcement from the Scottish Government stated today. This combined grant funding comes from the Scottish Government and GB Energy and is…
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…
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…
On 29 January, the Scottish Government announced the CARES funding that will be available to community energy groups in 2025-26.
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.
Announcement of offshore benefits for Lewis leads CES to call for support for other communities Community Energy Scotland welcomes the news that Spiorad na Mara, a proposed windfarm off the coast of the Isle of Lewis, has committed to delivering…
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