Funded Energy Redress Projects

The project aims to support vulnerable energy consumers, within one of Scotland’s most deprived areas, to tackle the on-going impact of surging energy bills, reduce fuel poverty and help to manage energy debt. The project will raise awareness of energy efficiencies and empower vulnerable individuals, helping to reduce the impact of poverty. 

They will deliver 1:1 energy advice to clients and will refer clients to their in-house specialists in debt, housing and immigration. Energy is not a standalone issue and for most of their clients, it’s one of many issues they are facing therefore their in-house referral process ensures clients receive holistic support and advice, where necessary.

The project will also provide home visits, supporting those must vulnerable in the community. They aim to educate the community and support with living measures including distributing 1,200 lightbulbs and providing 300 households with draught proofing measures to improve energy efficiency.

Their strong network of partners will enable them to reach ethnic minority communities, people in or approaching deep poverty, and hospital discharge patients, as examples.

The project will provide energy advice to vulnerable households in the Middlesbrough area. The advice will aim to give people a better understanding of energy related matters, as well as supporting them to take action to alleviate the impact of energy issues on their financial and general wellbeing. 

Advice will be delivered through a number of channels including face to face, telephone and email. Topics of advice will include dealing with energy debt; accessing fuel vouchers; finding the cheapest energy providers; reading & understanding smart meters; accessing grants; and joining the Priority Service Register.

They will utilise an established referral process to reach vulnerable households in need of energy advice and support.

This project will deliver a portfolio of 2 MWp of investment-ready community-owned rooftop solar sites across the organisation's family of co-operatives, focusing on four boroughs with established community groups or growing co-operatives in Southwark, Hammersmith & Fulham, Newham, and Barnet.

The project will assess the technical and financial viability of a pipeline of sites that have already been identified for community-owned solar, whilst building social infrastructure and viability through the organisation's award-winning programme of inclusive community engagement.

By developing approximately 500 kWp of rooftop solar capacity that is ready for investment across each of the four boroughs listed above, this project will establish the foundations for the long-term sustainability of inclusive community energy co-operatives in each of these boroughs, enabling them to develop into more holistic community energy service providers led by and for local people. This project will benefit local communities through financial returns, training and development for those underrepresented in the sector, energy efficiency support, and community fund distribution.  

This project will appraise and develop the best option for the communities of the Cowal Peninsula to develop their own community wind farm opportunities in order to address social need and tackle previous opportunity imbalance. Community ownership will create a significant sustainable income from their own natural resources, which will be used fairly and inclusively to tackle fuel poverty. 

New opportunities for community ownership are known and this project will enable the organisation to progress them; Cruach Mhor, a 30MW windfarm, is likely to repower in the coming years, opening up the opportunity to negotiate a novel shared ownership repowering deal – and/or it may be that a new, wholly-owned/community-consortium arrangement would have greatest benefit. This stage of the project will map out and appraise the routes and wider feasibility of the different options.

The project aims to deliver energy focused advice and support to 2,000 vulnerable households across Bradford, including those in or at risk of fuel poverty.

They will assist households with sorting out billing issues, helping clients deal with fuel debts, apply for capital energy saving programmes, alongside proving advice on energy efficiency, switching tariffs and smart meters.

The project will also focus on developing external stakeholder relationships with Landlords and the Local Authority Housing Standards Department, to help them meet their legal obligations and provide direct referral paths into the service, offering holistic support to vulnerable clients.  

They will also work together with partners in the community, to promote the service and provide practical support such as applications for grants for insulation. 

This project will build on a previous project to support another 3,000 vulnerable households to keep warm and healthy, while reducing fuel costs and carbon emissions. 

The project includes in-depth home energy advice visits, plus advice by phone or online and at events. Alongside the installation of low-cost energy saving measures, such as low energy light bulbs, draught-excluders and radiator reflectors. In the second year of the project, they will also be distributing small energy-saving appliances including heated throws, dehumidifiers and air-fryers/ microwaves via the Crisis Fund, continuing their current offer funded via the government’s Household Support Fund.

They will grow and train their network of Energy Champions to promote the service and generate referrals, and will work closely with their extensive network of volunteer community groups to engage local people around home energy, retrofit and renewables. Whilst also developing their strategic referral partnerships with organisations across Cumbria who support vulnerable people, thus providing access to a fuller range of services for beneficiaries.

The aim of the project is to support community energy in England to grow and scale effectively. It will ensure that more vulnerable and future energy consumers are able to lead and benefit from locally-based initiatives that help communities to better understand own, manage, generate and save energy in their area. 

They'll do this by prototyping a support model for novice community energy actors, helping them to understand their options, build their capabilities and access feasibility funding though a dedicate project specific 1:1 support service, sign-posting to existing resources and group learning activities. 

The project responds to the unpresented scale of ambition set-out in the government’s local power plan. Helping to ensure there is a pipeline of well thought-through projects ready for feasibility funding, that precious volunteer time is optimised, and that experienced community support actors are able to improve and scale their services. 

The project is a community-owned renewable energy installation in South Gloucestershire, close to Bristol. The installation will consist of a 1MW wind turbine, a 2MW ground-mounted solar array and a battery rated at 1MW/3MWh, connected behind a single grid connection via an innovative DC-coupled system to manage export volumes. 

This model has been developed to maximise clean energy generation, carbon emission reductions and community benefit, within the highly constrained local grid capacity. 

The project is expected to generate 4,447MWh per year, enough clean power to supply around 1,400 households. Over the projects lifetime this is expected to save approximately 5,900 tonnes of CO2 emissions. Power will be exported to the grid under purchase agreements with energy suppliers or other offtakers.

The project will be community-owned and protected by an asset lock. Revenues will be used to provide community benefit funding which will be distributed in the form of grants and practical support in the local area.

The project aims to provide targeted energy advice and support to vulnerable groups, specifically people over 65 and individuals living with long-term health conditions or disabilities in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

They will deliver personalised, one-to-one energy advice through home visits, telephone support, and workshops at community events, reaching individuals who may not otherwise seek support. 

Workshops will cover topics like understanding energy bills, promotion of Priority Service Registers, energy safety, introducing low-carbon technologies, and understanding government schemes. 

One-to-one advice will include managing energy debt, switching suppliers, and accessing financial support such as grants, energy efficiency measures, and benefit entitlements. 

The project will directly support 1,500 unique households per year, helping households reduce their energy costs, improve energy efficiency, and access critical grants and benefits. Through surveys and feedback, they will assess the impact on satisfaction, health, and wellbeing. 

By building long-term resilience, they aim to equip residents with the knowledge and resources needed to manage future energy challenges independently, including the integration of low-carbon technologies. By working with trusted local partners, they will refer clients to additional services and ensure they receive the full support they need. 

Ultimately, the project will empower vulnerable individuals, ensuring they can safely manage their energy needs and reduce fuel poverty.

This project will install 1 MWp of community owned solar PV assets across London by providing partial capital funding to investment ready sites across a consortium of 5 community energy groups, with delivery support from Repowering London (RL) and bridge financing from Repowering Finance (RF). 

The consortium, led by North Kensington Community Energy (NKCE), includes local co-operatives in Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Newham, Hammersmith & Fulham, and Barnet. 

The project will generate low-carbon electricity across these boroughs while creating opportunities for inclusion and empowerment for consumers who may not otherwise benefit from community energy. The solar PV installations enabled by this project will ultimately generate financial returns, training and development opportunities for those underrepresented in the sector, energy efficiency support initiatives, and community funds for local distribution, both during the grant cycle and across the long-term project cycles. 

The consortium will draw on delivery partner Repowering London’s extensive work to identify technically feasibly sites that are ready for install, with partial capital funding to ensure viability. Community stakeholders linked to these sites, working collaboratively with their local community energy co-op, will be empowered to take local action to reduce carbon emissions. The consortium’s model for community ownership focuses on engaging those traditionally excluded from the benefits of the renewables revolution, which is key to a just transition.