Reports and publications produced or supported by Community Energy England.
See our most recent State of the Sector Report from 2024 here.
Catalysing People-powered Energy in Yorkshire and the Humber Report 2019
This report summarises a research project undertaken by CRESR and Community Energy England to gauge the opportunities and challenges for the community energy sector in Yorkshire and the Humber, and the value of improved regional coordination. The research was conducted in 2018.
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Community Energy in the North West - Sector Survey 2018
Electricity North West will play a key role in the delivery of a future energy system in the North West of England. One of the ways they are leading the North West to zero carbon is to help people and businesses across the region to generate their own energy. Community Energy England, with support from Scene worked with Electricity North West to learn more about people and diversity within the community energy sector, the impacts and benefits of energy projects, the motivations and challenges faced and the future of the community energy sector.
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Community Energy Regional Research - The South, South East & London
We partnered with Community Energy South and UK Power Networks, with support from Community Energy East and Community Energy London to conduct a survey of Community Energy groups in London and the East, South, South East of England to understand more about their needs and aspirations from industry and future energy networks.
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State of the Sector Report 2017 - Appendices
Appendices A - D from the State of the Sector Report 2017. This includes the references, methodology, 2017 survey and the surveyed organisations.
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State of the Sector Report 2018 - Appendices
Appendices A - D from the State of the Sector Report 2018. This includes the references, methodology, 2018 survey and the surveyed organisations.
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Community Energy: A Local Authority Perspective
Alongside Community Energy England’s 2017 State of the Sector Report, a small sample of local authorities were surveyed to highlight their current community energy activities. With a growing national movement actively looking to produce and supply energy at a local level there is a clear need for both the community energy sector and local authorities to understand how they can, together, help advance and deliver powerful ‘local energy’ solutions.
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