Community Energy People
Bringing people power to community energy
The Community Energy People project is creating jobs and volunteering opportunities across England – bringing much needed people power to
11 community energy groups.
The project is supporting our partners to develop the skills needed to employ their own teams, allowing them to better deliver community-led energy projects and engage new and diverse communities with their vital work.
The project is running from June 2024 to the end of May 2027.
The project is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and is made possible by National Lottery players
Project aims
Over a three-year period the project will:
- Create 33 paid jobs in 11 community energy groups across England
- Provide support for at least 100 volunteer roles
- Guide our partner groups on how to develop their new teams and deliver larger projects in their local communities
- Engage more people from under-represented backgrounds to discover community energy and empower them to play a bigger part in the transition to net zero.
Our partner groups
In our first year, we worked with five Community Energy groups to pilot the project before six more joined the project in Jun 2025.
Round one partners:
Round two partners:
- River Ivel Community Energy (working with Buzz Community Energy & Greensand Community Energy)
Project Milestones
As of January 2026, the project has:
- Create 31 paid part time jobs
- Provided 52 volunteering opportunities
These new Community Energy People have:
- Worked on 17 potential new renewable energy projects
- Supported the development of 749kW of community owned rooftop solar
- Helped raise over £600k through community share offers
- Reached more than 1,900 new people through energy advice
