Community Energy Fortnight

Community Energy Fortnight 2025

1–14 July 2025

A national celebration of people-powered energy. 

What’s happening during Fortnight 2025?

This year, Community Energy Fortnight is all about unlocking investment to help communities take control of their energy future. Across the two weeks, we’re shining a light on the power of community investment — and you're invited to be part of it.

Explore the events

• Browse the shared Fortnight calendar to see what’s already planned
• Submit your own event to be featured

Key event themes

Throughout the Fortnight, events will focus on:

• Stories of real people investing in real change
• Building partnerships with ethical funders like Ethex, Thrive Renewables, and Triodos Bank
• Practical strategies for scaling up local energy projects

Why investment? Why now?

Access to affordable, values-aligned finance remains one of the biggest challenges for community energy. Too many projects are held back by funding gaps or traditional finance models that don’t serve community needs.

This Fortnight, we’re addressing that head-on — with the support of:

• Ethex, a pioneer in ethical investment
• Thrive Renewables and Triodos Bank, leaders in sustainable finance
• SP Energy Networks, helping community organisations grow through strategic investment

Fortnight resources

To help you take part or support your local community energy group, we’ve created a full set of free resources:

• Communications Pack – ready-to-use messaging
• Organise an Event Toolkit – for planning your own sessions
• Social Media Toolkit – to help amplify the Fortnight
• Create a Video Toolkit – to showcase your story
• Fortnight logos and graphics – ready to download from this page. 

Thinking of getting involved?

Whether you're a community energy group, ethical investor, or passionate individual — there’s a way to join in:

• Submit your event to appear on the national calendar and this page
• Share your project to inspire others
• Use our toolkits to promote your impact
• Join our events to learn and connect

We’d love to hear what you’re planning. Contact Kim Woodcock to tell us more and find out how we can help promote your event.

Featured investment resources from Ethex & Community Energy England

• Raising Finance for Your Community Energy Project
• A Guide to Community Shares, IFISAs & Ethical Bonds
• Marketing Your Offer & Working with Ethex

These resources — plus online and in-person events — are designed to give our community members the tools, knowledge, and confidence to grow your project and unlock new opportunities.