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Get involved in community energy

Whether you're an individual, a community energy group, or a corporate looking to make a difference, there's a way to take part.

Individuals

Volunteer your skills, or switch to the Community Power Tariff.

Community energy groups

Find volunteers via Community Energy Connect, or follow the Roadmap.

Corporates and universities

Volunteer through work, or alongside your studies to help gain project experience. 

How Community Energy Connect works

Groups request support

Community energy groups tell us what kind of help they need, and where.

Our platform matches

Connect matches the request with a volunteer or corporate partner who can help.

Volunteers & corporates give time

Skills, knowledge and hours go directly to the group that needs them.

Individuals

Community Power Tariff

Switch your home electricity

Move to a tariff powered by community energy generation for no extra cost.

Volunteer with a group

Register interest to support the sector

Tell us your experience and we'll help you find a group looking for help.

Community energy groups

Community Energy Connect

Find volunteers to boost your projects

Tell us what your group needs and we'll help you find it.

CEC Toolkit

Make the most of Community Energy Connect

Resources to help your group recruit and manage volunteers directly.

Community Energy Roadmap

Guidance at every project stage

From first idea through to construction and beyond.

Corporates and universities

Corporate volunteering

Team days, knowledge-sharing, partnerships

Structured ways for your organisation to support community energy directly.

Our impact

The difference we're making, together

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Customers on the Community Power Tariff

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Community Energy Organisations on Connect

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Volunteers joining our platform each month

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University and corporate partners

Community Energy Connect case study

"It's been a great experience so far working, and I am learning a lot about the community energy sector. Thank you so much to Younity and Community Energy Connect for helping me connect with SE1 Solar!"

Ellen, Master's Student

London School of Economics

Bristol Energy Co-op's solar community energy project

Common questions

Individuals

Do I need any specific experience to get involved?

No, community energy projects need such a wide variety of skills that everyone is welcome. Whether you want to be invovled in a project using your technical skills, or socially focusing on community engagement.

How does the Community Power Tariff work?

We buy the clean energy from almost 350 different community energy projects, which is then ringfenced and offered through an energy tariff to power your home by our partners at EnergyCoop.

Community energy groups

Do I have to have a PPA with Younity for Community Energy Connect?

No, Community Energy Connect is a free platform that is available to any community energy groups.

I'm not sure what stage we're at in the Community Energy Roadmap

We've got a team of expert Community Renewables Managers on hand to support you if you're not sure what stage you're at. Just get in touch at together@younity.coop

Corporates and universities

Does it cost to use your platform as a partner?

No, Community Energy Connect is free for all volunteers and organisations.

What does this process look like?

We can be flexible around whatever would be best for your organisation. Traditionally, we would host a Lunch & Learn session either remotely or in person, teach you about our sector and the platform and then offer 1:1 support to help sign up the attendees and continue to work with you after that to find roles that fit.