Essex
We have formed a collaborative relationship with Essex County Council’s (ECC) Low Carbon Team to maximise our impact in the county.
The ECC team are developing a schools’ solar BAU policy to enable community energy groups to deliver school projects and are liaising across ECC departments to remove any blockers on Council-owned sites. They are also supporting Community Energy Colchester on a district heat network feasibility study and assisting with Board Member recruitment.
In partnership with ECC we are supporting various groups, including Peacock Community Energy and Tendring CE, and are working on shared-ownership opportunities. ECC have also developed the Essex Community Energy Capability Fund, providing seed funding for new groups.
We have helped several new groups to register as community benefit societies and we are supporting active groups – eMpower, Tendring CE, Icarus Energy, and Peacock CE – to progress project development and funding applications. After several years in Essex we are preparing to leave a sustainable and thriving community energy sector.
“Community Energy Pathways has played a pivotal role in establishing and expanding the community energy sector in Essex. Through their dedicated support and expertise, the initiative has enabled the transition from no established groups in 2020, to a growing network of incorporated community energy organisations across the county, fostering local collaboration and sustainable development. In partnership with CEP, we have successfully built the foundations for the CE sector in Essex.”
Energy and Low Carbon team at ECC
“CEPathways have been instrumental in allowing eMpower Maldon to become the Community Energy group that the Maldon district needed. With expert advice and guidance, CEPathways has held our hand, listened to our concerns and fulfilled its promise to enable the growth of Community Energy groups in Essex. The strong partnership it has with Essex County Council cannot be understated in its value of bringing together relevant and connected parties towards a common goal of shared, democratic, community owned electricity generation”
eMpower Maldon