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…
CES would like to thank all Scottish community energy organisations who submitted responses to 2024’s Community Energy State of The Sector (SOTS) survey. We are delighted to present the first of two planned outputs telling the story of community energy…
Heat networks, car club insurance, financing community energy – three in depth online sessions hosted at Community Energy Scotland in early July. We’re pleased to share the outcomes of our recent webinars, where we delved into topics that our members…
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…
There is estimated to be 331MW of community owned renewable generation in the UK. Surplus income from these projects, after covering costs, goes back into the community to provide a wide range of benefits including education, transport services, employment, housing, and action on poverty. Many community groups are starting to ask, what happens when the wind turbine comes to the end of its life? How will we continue to fund our community activity?
The Energy Learning Network: A bold UK-wide collaborative project to enable community groups focused on energy to maximise their scale and impact, whilst supporting those new to the sector. The community energy sector, especially our members, already delivers a wide…
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.
It was all there and it's all in the report too!
There are new public charging regulations coming this month which should make it easier to charge an EV in public over the next few years. Community groups that own chargers might need to make changes as soon as 24th November. Find…
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