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What is community energy?
Our team
How to get involved in communtiy 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.
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 our volunteering platform 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.
How individuals can get invovled
Community Power Tariff
Switch your home electricity
Move to a tariff powered by community energy generation for no extra cost.
Volunteer with a group
Create a profile and support a group
Create a free profile on our volunteering platform and we'll work with you to find a group that needs your help.
How we're supporting community energy groups to find help
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.
How corporates and universities can get invovled
Corporate volunteering
Team days, ESG obligations and partnerships
Structured ways for your organisation to support community energy directly.
University partnerships
Academic collaborations and student placements
Help students at every level getting hands-on experience in community energy projects.
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
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 involved 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.
