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Community Energy Support

Support for community energy in the North East and Yorkshire

Great British Energy Community Fund

Funding of up to £140,000 is available to help parish and town councils, community organisations, faith groups, community interest companies and even sports teams get started on clean power projects that benefit their local areas. 

We are not taking applications to the fund at this time

Find out more here – Great British Energy Community Fund – North East & Yorkshire Net Zero Hub

Community Energy Update

The North East and Yorkshire Net Zero Hub has launched a new Community Energy publication, giving you the latest updates on funding, consultations and other useful opportunities!

NEY Hub Community Energy Update #3

 

Training Workshops for Community Energy Groups and Local Authorities

We regularly arrange and deliver training sessions aimed at helping the local community energy sector develop the skills they’ve told us they need.

No workshops are arranged at this time – please check back or sign up to one of our mailing list to be informed of future events. 

You can watch videos of previous training sessions here.

 
Community Energy  Surgeries

This Autumn we have launched a new programme of support for community energy projects including a series of bespoke surgery sessions offering one-on-one specialist support aimed at addressing project-specific queries or issues. 

The surgeries offer  intensive and interactive support, offering groups the opportunity to work one-on-one with sector specialists to address specific issues relating to their projects.  

Booking slots are allocated on a call-off basis, so follow the link below to secure your spot. Here, you will be able to select and book a time slot that is convenient for you. Once your booking is confirmed, an online meeting link will be sent to you.   

Community Energy Surgeries

 

Carbon Literacy Training

Carbon Literacy is about understanding how everyday activities impact on our environment – and what we can do about it as individuals, communities and organisations.

It can also be an important first step in the development of local energy projects.

The Hub has arranged specific training, delivered by Change Agents UK, aimed at four specific groups.

Three online training courses will take place over two three-hour sessions, with more details available on the links below.

The online training courses will take place over two three-hour sessions, with more details available below for specific groups.

• For Elected Members & Representatives, Fridays January 23rd and 30th, 9:15-12:30.
• For Local Authority Staff, Tuesdays January, 20th & 27th 9:15-12:30.
• For CE + VCSE Organisations, Fridays February 6th & 13th, 9:15-12:30

 
An in-person training event aimed at Community Energy Groups will take place in Yorkshire (venue TBC) on December the 12th at 9.30am.
 

Subsidised Energy Audits for Community Groups and Local Authorities

The Hub periodically offers community groups funding towards the costs of an energy audit for a single community building or site.

Energy audits have been cited by community energy groups across the region as one of the pre-feasibility stages of development works that they require financial assistance in accessing.

The Hub is looking to support community energy groups that are actively looking to address local energy needs and security with projects that deliver wider benefits for the community. These energy audits will be heavily subsidised by the North East and Yorkshire Net Zero Hub, meaning the applicant only needs to pay 20% of the costs.

The Hub is not currently accepting invitations for subsidised energy audits.

Find out more here.

 

Community Energy Fund

Applications for the Community Energy Fund Round 3 are now closed. 

Information about the fund is available here.

 

Support for the Regional Sector

The Hub recognises that the community energy sector must play a vital role in delivering local strategic priorities but that it needs support to realise this potential. The Hub has assisted community energy groups through grant programmes including the Energy Projects Enabling Fund and the Rural Community Energy Fund (RCEF) and is drawing on this experience to develop a package of support for the local sector. The Hub’s offer is also informed by learnings from an evaluation into RCEF conducted by Steer-ED (which can be read here: Evaluation of the RCEF Programme) and research undertaken by Community Energy South, drawing on the recommendations made in both reports to ensure that support is targeted where it is needed. Read the final reports from Community Energy South here:

Community Energy NEY – Where Now?

Community Energy NEY- What Next?

There is a range of other work going on in the Community Energy sector across the region. Take a look at these useful website links to see what else is happening in this space – CE website links

The Hub has etablished a regional Steering Group, bringing together key stakeholders to drive the development of a self-supporting sector with strengthened capability and capacity. The Steering Group’s main objectives are to inform the package of support provided by the Hub, to broker connections and facilitate networking and knowledge sharing throughout the region, and to strengthen links between community energy groups and Local Authorities, seeking to understand how the two can work more closely to deliver local priorities.

The Steering Group has produced a library of resources to support community energy groups – Community Energy Group Resources Library

Case Study Videos

Community Energy Celebration 2025

The North East & Yorkshire Net Zero Hub hosted it’s first Community Energy Event in York – Collaborating and Celebrating: Community Energy in the North East & Yorkshire.  

The event welcomed over 80 representatives from Community Groups, who shared knowledge and celebrated the incredible work going on in our region. 

You can view the slides from all presentations below:

CE Celebration – Master Deck