Our Voice for You
Ensuring the Community Voice is heard at the strategic level: as an organisation we help to broadcast the specific difficulties faced by the community sector, and try to find new ways forward by bringing communities and policy makers together.
Community Energy Scotland Members’ Conference Event 2023: The role of communities in delivering fair and inclusive decarbonisation.
Conference report coming soon!
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The work you can't always see
Community Energy Scotland is very focused on working with community groups and supporting practical community energy projects. We also always try to ensure that the community voice is heard in policy debates, government consultations and the development plans of key organisations such as Scottish Power Energy Networks and Scottish and Southern Energy Networks.
We regularly submit responses on key issues, giving evidence in parliamentary inquiries and attending conferences dealing with relevant topics. We often combine with our colleagues in Community Energy England and Community Energy Wales in seeking to influence UK Government Policy too. You can see details of our most recent activity on this page, or look at older submissions in the ‘Our Voice Archive’ below.
PRESS RELEASE: Community Energy Scotland calls on UK Government to not forget Scotland in Energy Bill buy-off
11 August 2023 Community Energy Scotland (CES) has expressed its deep disappointment today at the UK Government’s announcement of the new Community Energy Fund. The
Conference 2023: The role of communities in delivering fair and inclusive decarbonisation
We warmly invite you to our first in-person conference since 2019! Wednesday 27th September, Augustine United Church, Edinburgh, EH1 1EL Overview This free event is
Community Energy Scotland’s response to the Scottish Government’s Draft Energy Strategy & Just Transition Plan
Click through for the link to our full response to the consultation.
Our Voice Archive
We are always working hard behind the scenes ensuring the right policies and incentives are in place to allow community energy to flourish.
We work closely with the UK and Scottish Governments, electricity network providers, and with organisations such as the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), NatureScot (formerly Scottish National Heritage (SNH)) and Scottish Renewables to advise on the challenges and issues groups are facing, and to find ways to overcome difficulties.
PRESS RELEASE: Community Energy Scotland calls on UK Government to not forget Scotland in Energy Bill buy-off
11 August 2023 Community Energy Scotland (CES) has expressed its deep disappointment today at the UK Government’s announcement of the new Community Energy Fund. The
Conference 2023: The role of communities in delivering fair and inclusive decarbonisation
We warmly invite you to our first in-person conference since 2019! Wednesday 27th September, Augustine United Church, Edinburgh, EH1 1EL Overview This free event is
Community Energy Scotland’s response to the Scottish Government’s Draft Energy Strategy & Just Transition Plan
Click through for the link to our full response to the consultation.
A step closer to community renewables selling energy locally
Yesterday we wrote, on behalf of our members, to Scotland’s MPs urging them to attend the House of Commons’ second reading of the Local Energy
Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan published
The Scottish Government has published its draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan, which sets out key ambitions for a just energy transition that benefits
Energy Prices Bill joint statement
We strongly agree with the Government that we need to create a fairer energy system for all and we also agree that the Government needs
Community Energy: State of the Sector 2022 report. Read it now.
This year’s report was produced by Community Energy England, Community Energy Wales and Community Energy Scotland, and is available to read from today. It describes
What is the RIIO-ED2 Business Plan and why is it important for Community Energy?
For the last two years, in addition to his regular role, CES’ Benny Talbot has been inputting to the RIIO ED2 process for deciding how
State of the Sector survey – LIVE!
The State of the Sector Report is rapidly becoming a go-to reference point both within and outside the community energy sector. The 2022 State of
State of the Sector 2022 – survey out next week
Scotland’s community energy sector took part in the State of the Sector survey for the first time last year, providing a significant contribution to a
Community Energy: State of the Sector 2021 report available now
The report, produced by Community Energy England, Community Energy Wales and Community Energy Scotland, and launched today, illustrates the progress of community energy in the
Ofgem Significant Code Review consultation response
For several years, Ofgem has been reviewing network charges, which set out how the cost of running the transmission and distribution networks should be apportioned
