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Breathing Life into Local Projects with Our Powering Communities Fund
We think there should be more funding to help community energy groups make a real difference with their social and environmental projects
That’s why we’ve put our money where our mouth is—we’ve just announced the winners of our seventh round of the Powering Communities Fund, distributing £80,000 to support 24 groups so far!
Announcing our 2025 Winners!
Reading Hydro Community Benefit Society
Reading Hydro CBS is using the fund to kick off a new project that shares energy-saving tips and simple ways to cut carbon. Their trained Energy Champions will be out and about supporting vulnerable residents in the area.
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North Lincolnshire Community Energy
NLCE is using the grant to boost community engagement with workshops, cafés and sessions on everything from repairs to draught-proofing — plus Home Energy Savings outreach events.
See the impact in action
Dorset Community Energy
Dorset CE will be using the funds to give a lift to their Green Martinstown Project, which will see the installation of a 1MW solar site and a community orchard on a village greenfield site.
Read more about their work
Westmill Sustainable Energy Trust
WeSET will use the funds to create full-day interactive workshops for local primary school teachers taking on the crucial role of sustainability leads, giving them the tools to become true sustainability champions.
Visit their websiteSome of the Winners Throughout the Years
Earlier this year Awel Aman Tawe partnered with Llanmartin Primary School, to take the pupils on an innovative educational journey known as the Dengineers project. This project was inspired by the amazing work at Cardiff University and was proudly sponsored by the Powering Communities Fund.
In December 2023, Aldgate Solar Power (ASP) held its final Creative Energy Club of the year and it was a resounding success! The club used art and creativity to make community energy more fun, engaging and inclusive and the results didn’t disappoint.
In October 2023, the Pant Memorial Hall, with a little help from the Powering Communities Fund, completed its journey to becoming a fully sustainably powered building, by finishing the installation of 28 solar panels across it's roof.
In partnership with Weston College, Burnham & Weston's vision is to enable young people within their local community deliver a Community Energy Youth Summit.
Isles of Scilly Community Venture are looking to engage local young people to grow awareness about where energy comes from on their islands.
Cwm Arian Renewable Energy would like to purchase thermal imaging household survey kits.
Killington Hydro (Rainepower) have some exciting news to share with their local community. They are setting up and running a much needed local Energy Club.
Tamar Energy Community are working with a researcher at Plymouth University on how best to utilise and access substation and domestic meter data.
Ynni Ogwen Cyf would like to expand their existing community solar scheme, which provides clean electricity to community owned buildings. The funding will finally allow them to install PV’s and a battery to assist with the site becoming even more self-sufficient.
Repowering London developed ReCreate, an education programme for Y5 Primary school children to teach them about climate change in an age-appropriate and positive way through the art of drama.
The Harbury Future Energy project needed to purchase and erect a wind data monitoring and recording device for them to gain more accurate estimates of potential energy generation.
Southill Community Energy (SCE) requested funds for the purchase and installation of cattle fencing at Southill, to allow conservation grazing on the southern portion of the site.
SELCE is committed to fighting fuel poverty amongst the most vulnerable residents in South East London.
Awel Aman Tawe wanted to develop an online education resource pack for teachers, youth groups and home educators on renewable energy, co-ops and low carbon solutions to climate change.
Creating opportunities for school leavers and graduates to learn about running an environmental business? That's a cause Younity just had to help.
Blending sustainable agriculture with solar energy... what could be better? Southill Community Energy wanted to enable sheep grazing within the solar farm, to replace the system of mowing which is carbon intensive and compacts the ground.