Community Benefit Societies: A Guide

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  Community-Led heat projects

  There is increasing interest in the UK in developing more heat networks at a range of scales, from two or more buildings connected together up to whole towns and districts ...

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  Greater Fishponds Energy Group

  A community energy group based in Greater Fishponds, Bristol helping Fishponds, Hillfields and Eastville reduce energy use.

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  Local energy enterprise support

  CfR helps local energy enterprises go from pub chat to company set-up, business planning, feasibility, community engagement, project development, financing, procurement and operations.
  
  Energy spend is a significant drain ...

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  Smart and local energy market development

  The future of energy is locally generated, locally owned, low carbon and smart. The development of smart energy technologies provides the potential to change the way households, businesses and communities ...

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  Connecting Community Energy: A guide to getting a network connection

  This national guide written by Regen SW on behalf of the Electricity Networks Association (ENA) is for people developing community energy projects who want to get a connection to the ...

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  Energise London CIC

  Energise London CIC is a social enterprise helping consumers, businesses and public sector organisations save and make energy and money. We achieve this by empowering them to take control of ...

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  Robus Energy

  We are running the project of replacing the gas and oil boilers of 4 million UK homes and business with renewable alternatives of biomass wood pellet boilers, that are carbon ...

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  Communities for Renewables CIC

  CfR is a specialist advisory company that helps local energy enterprises, local authorities and commercial developers to develop, finance and manage renewable energy generation schemes that are owned by and ...

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  A Guide to connecting to the electrical network for community energy groups

  This guide is for non-technical people who wish to get an electricity connection for new community generation schemes.
  
  It provides an introduction to the grid and an overview of ...

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  Local Authorities and Community Energy

  This project shares information about collaboration between community energy groups and local authorities. This could include partnership projects between communities and local authorities or examples of local authorities who have ...

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  Furzedown Low Carbon Zone

  The Furzedown Low Carbon Zone is a community initiative working to reduce its dependence on fossil fuel energy, while developing local understanding of issues around sustainability and the environment.
  

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  Ready made information sheets

  The Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) publishes a popular series of energy advice leaflets, printed and downloaded in their tens of thousands already. Almost everything to do with domestic energy ...

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  Let's Talk Energy Liverpool

  3 linked workshops about where energy comes from, how it is controlled by the Big 6 and Government and what we can do to build energy-secure and low carbon communities ...

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  Supporting community action on energy – training and resources

  TRAINING FOR COMMUNITY ENERGY
  
  The Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) has extensive experience in training community groups on energy projects and low carbon planning, including community-led renewable energy schemes, ...

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  Streatham Power

  Streatham Power is a community-owned social enterprise that exists to enable the local community to lead Streatham’s transition to a resilient and zero carbon energy future.
  
  The organisation evolved ...

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  Shared ownership

  CfR is helping communities and renewable energy companies work together to develop and deliver shared ownership models for MW-scale solar and wind projects. The CfR team has extensive experience of ...

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  Ashton Hayes Going Carbon Neutral project

  Located in rural Cheshire, Ashton Hayes is a well knit community of about 1000 people that is aiming to become England's first carbon neutral community. We started our journey in ...

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  Bristol Community Energy Fund

  Bristol City Council has launched its new community energy website http://www.bristolcommunityenergy.co.uk/
  
  Funded by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, Bristol City Council is undertaking an exciting programme ...

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  How to identify suitable areas for onshore wind developments

  CSE has produced a 32-page guidance note designed to help community groups identify suitable areas for onshore wind development in their Neighbourhood Plan.
  
  This is in response to a ...

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  Community engagement

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  Getting people involved

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  Collective switching

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  Behaviour change

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  Communications and engagement

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  Energy efficiency project planning

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  Energy management

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  Energy advice surgeries

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  Approaches to Community Consultation and Engagement

  A short guide on planning community consultations and engagement events by Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE). CSE is a national charity that helps people change the way they think and ...

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  Electricity Network Innovation For Communities

  Regen's new, updated guide on electricity network innovation.

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  A 15 Step Guide to Setting Up A University Community Energy Project

  A guide for developing a university community energy project

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  Community Engagement Guidance for Solar Farms

  ​This document outlines good practice and principles for community engagement over the lifecycle of a UK solar farm project. It is aimed primarily at commercial developers although it may also ...

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  Community Renewables Establishing a Community Group

  This module is designed to act as a reference for Community Groups in the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in England. It sets out what might be ...

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  How Green is my Plan (Urban& Suburban)?

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  GDPR - what to prepare

  A short guide on what should community energy groups prepare for the upcoming GDPR by Wrigleys Solicitors.

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  Rough Guide to Engaging Communities in Energy Network Innovation

  Regen working with the Energy Networks Association have produced this guide is for communities and distribution network operators.

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  How Green in my Plan (Rural)?

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  Community Renewables Solar PV module

  This guide will assist with developing a solar PV scheme in England and help you understand the steps needed to deliver a project. The Community Renewables Toolkit is designed as ...