Support for local groups
In 2025 we held our region’s first ever Community Energy Celebration event in York.
The sold out event saw community energy groups from across the region come together for the first time to learn from each other and make lasting connections with organisations working on similar projects.
The event builds upon the work of the North East and Yorkshire Community Energy Steering Group, a forum for regional stakeholders which has developed an Action Plan to accelerate the recent growth of Community Energy in our region. Through the Action Plan we deliver:
- Training for community organisations, giving local groups the skills they tell us they need to increase their capacity and capability.
- Carbon Literacy training, which has already given over 150 local people an introduction to the possibilities of community energy.
- Subsidised Energy Audits for community buildings
- Surgery Days, giving groups intensive support from industry experts in the areas they told us they needed support the most.
You can use this page to find details of upcoming workshops, training and events – or sign up to one of our mailing lists to be the first to hear about new dates.
Recordings of previous training sessions can also be found below and on our YouTube channel.
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 established 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