Powering Community Energy
The path to net zero requires everyone to act. We share that responsibility and recognise we have a key role to play in facilitating the low carbon transition. It is essential that we work with the communities we serve to address the climate emergency.
By working together, we can deliver better outcomes for all of our customers. Supporting the growth of community energy in our region will help us reach the most vulnerable in our society, as many community energy organisations are trusted intermediaries focussed on the environmental, social, and local economic impacts of our energy system.
Working with our communities, we want to be a proactive, trusted partner providing expert support and capacity building, whilst being a responsible, ethical business. We want to build positive relationships with community and local energy organisations that can benefit us all.
It’s clear that Northern Powergrid is taking its role as an enabler of community energy seriously. The company is demonstrating its commitment to delivering meaningful environmental, social, and local economic benefits across Yorkshire and the North East and we look forward to working with them to make that happen.
Emma Bridge, Chief Executive, Community Energy England.
News & Events
03 Oct 2024
Six communities are benefiting from Net Zero Community Energy funding to expand energy projects and promote sustainable, community-owned, renewable energy.
24 Sep 2024
We've partnered with Regen to invite community energy groups to join a free online course to learn how to decarbonise their local area.
28 Jun 2024
Community energy and climate action groups are invited to attend a Community Energy Conference in Newcastle or York on 3 and 4 July.
22 Apr 2024
It's Earth Day! We've partnered with Regen to launch a grant scheme aimed at local community energy groups.
24 May 2023
Northern Powergrid has partnered with Regen to launch a grant scheme aimed at local community energy groups.
25 Oct 2022
Northern Powergrid has been shortlisted for the two national awards recognising its work to support community energy projects.
12 May 2022
Northern Powergrid is supporting the growth of community energy with launch of two initiatives.
04 Sep 2020
Power network operator demonstrates commitment to local clean energy and enabling net zero carbon emissions.
14 May 2020
Northern Powergrid, today announces the publication of its Community Energy Engagement Strategy, detailing how it will foster the growth of community energy across its region.
07 May 2020
Join us and our partners Regen on 18 June 2020 for an interactive webinar about working together for a low carbon future.
07 May 2020
We're keeping the power following during the pandemic and actively supporting charities and organisations across the region.
07 May 2020
We published our Distribution Future Energy Scenarios using an open data approach to encourage input and collaboration. Our visualisation tool allows you to explore pathways for the decarbonisation of generation, transport and heat and the potential...
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Read our Community Energy Engagement Strategy for 2023-2025.
Read our latest Sustainability Strategy
Community Energy in the North East, Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire in 2021
Read our April 2022 update on the progress we’re making against the actions we set out in our strategy.
Community Energy Engagement Strategy - 2021 progress update
Read Northern Powergrid's response - 19 March 2021
Answers to questions that are frequently asked by Community Energy groups seeking a new connection to our network.
Our Community Energy Engagement Strategy sets out our vision, purpose and approach to engaging community energy organisations from 2020 to 2023.
Regional Community Energy Study
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Community Energy England
Community Energy England was established in 2014 as a not for profit organisation to provide a voice for the community energy sector and help create conditions within which community energy can flourish.
Community Partnering Fund
Our Community Partnering Fund provides funding for community groups in the region. For information on the latest funding rounds, please visit the website.
Connecting Community Energy - A Guide to Getting a Network Connection
The Energy Network Association's guide for Community Energy stakeholders that explains how to go about getting a new connection
Rural Community Energy Fund
Rural Community Energy Fund is administered by BEIS Regional Hub and provides funding for feasibility studies and community energy project implementation in rural areas.
Community Energy Public Engagement Training Session – 22 September 2022
Watch the recording of our training session for community energy organisations on how to effectively engage different sections of the public in the energy transition.
Community Energy Retrofit Training Session – 21 June 2022
We partnered with Carbon Co-op and Regen to deliver a retrofit-focussed training session for community energy organisations who want to begin a community-led retrofit service, or engage local people in retrofit.
Community Energy Forum – York, 25 March 2022
We hosted our first in-person forum since the pandemic, at York CVS in March with presentations from Energy4All, York Community Energy and Community Energy England.
Community Energy Forum - 16 September 2021
We hosted a forum focusing on local energy business models which can help communities to achieve net zero, and supporting the community energy network in the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.
Community Energy Forum - 17 June 2021
We hosted a forum focused on renewable electricity generation projects that communities can do with the scale needed for climate emergency, hearing from established community energy practitioners about their generation projects.
Training Session - 20 May 2021
We hosted a training session for community energy groups with Groundwork’s Green Doctors, exploring how you can deliver energy efficiency measures locally.
Training Session - 22 April 2021
We hosted a training session for rural community energy groups with Regen and the Regional Energy Hubs, exploring projects which are viable in rural areas.
Community Energy Forum - 19 Nov 2020
We hosted an online forum focused on heat and energy efficiency.
Get in Touch
We want this to be the start of the conversation. Our role is about more than keeping the lights on - we can support decarbonisation, partnerships, and work collectively to achieve our low carbon future.
Get in touch to share your thoughts and feedback on how we could be doing this, to sign up to our quarterly newsletter, and for any other community energy-related questions. Email: [email protected]
