Use our loan to kickstart your renewable energy generation

Are you a group in England, Scotland or Wales searching for a loan to help with the construction phase of your community energy project?

With £1.5m of funds available, this bridging loan exists for projects that are building and managing local renewable generation that benefits the community.

An engineer installing solar panels on a building's roof as part of a large-scale renewable energy retrofit.

How does the loan work?

Our parent companies, Octopus Energy and The Midcounties Co-operative have teamed up to help community energy groups with their funding needs.

To find out more and see if it's right for your project simply fill out the form below and we’ll arrange a chat.

Kickstart your project - apply for our loan today

Group of engineers posing during a rooftop solar installation.

Community energy projects play an important role in bringing more cheap, green energy closer to communities who’ll benefit!

Launching this Kickstart fund is hugely exciting as it’ll unleash the sector’s potential, tap into growing demand for home-grown green power, and lower bills.

Zoisa North-Bond, CEO of Octopus Energy Generation

A redeveloped building that has had thousands of solar panels installed on its roof

Most recently, our kickstart loan was used by Bristol Energy Co-operative who transformed Bottle Yard Studios 2 (TBY2) into the largest rooftop solar array in the UK.

You can read more about that project here.

Apply now

Complete this form to register your interest in applying for Community Energy Kickstart.