What's happening in my community?
At the community level
“Community energy is a perfect expression of the transformative power of the Big Society.
"With the right combination of incentives and freedoms, community groups, businesses and organisations can get together to build a cleaner, greener future.
“They can generate their own heat and electricity, and their own profits, and as a by-product, help the UK to save energy and help to cut carbon emissions.”
Greg Barker, Minister of State for Climate Change
Action in your area
Find out what’s going on in your local area/community. Ask your council about its plans for increasing uptake of low-carbon/renewable energy power in your area or whether any particular communities are being assisted or have completed their `greening’ project?
Are you interested in exploring how you can kick-start a greening process in your vicinity? The 'Guide to developing an Energy Action Area' provides useful information.
Also check out energyshare’s latest support initiative – you may just want to seize the opportunity!
Visit the energyshare website
DECC’s community initiatives
Low Carbon Community Challenge
The Low Carbon Community Challenge (LCCC) programme followed the 2009 ‘Big Energy Shift’, which suggested households could benefit significantly from joined-up packages of support delivered locally in the community to help reduce home-energy consumption and make deep cuts in carbon emissions.
DECC trialed different delivery packages by offering financial and advisory support to 22 test-bed communities.
DECC's Community Energy Online website
This website offers
- a good range of examples of green community transformations
- links to organisations and groups that can provide the support and knowhow you need to undertake a project
- advice to communities interested in establishing green projects
- guidance to local authorities interested in strengthening their green credentials
Visit Community Energy Online