Community Energy Scotland

Community Energy Scotland

@cescotland.bsky.social

Our aim is to strengthen and empower local communities to manage and benefit from their contributions to a low-carbon society.

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Community Energy Scotland
@cescotland.bsky.social

📢Join us and @dtascotland.bsky.social for an online peer learning event on the future of shared ownership in renewable energy. Hear from public sector partners, share experiences, and help shape future support. 🗓️ 15 Sept | 10am-12pm | Online bit.ly/4xvZhdj

bit.lyMaking Shared Ownership Work: Insights from Public Sector PartnersHear from public sector partners and help shape the future of shared ownership support for community renewable energy projects.

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Stop Climate Chaos Scotland
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Our blog highlights these parties' policies on community energy & renewables supply chains @snp.org @scottishlabour.bsky.social @scottishgreens.org @scotlibdems.org.uk @jennygilruthmsp.bsky.social @ross-greer.bsky.social @katysclark.bsky.social @paulsweeney.bsky.social @ariane-burgess.bsky.social

stopclimatechaos.scot4 ways that Scottish Government can tackle climate change and improve lives - Stop Climate Chaos ScotlandIn early September, the new Scottish Government will unveil their 5-year plan: the Programme for Government. We have written to them, recommending they include policies in these 4 key areas. Several o...
Community Energy Scotland
@cescotland.bsky.social

Hear hear! Time for more community ownership of energy ⚡⚡

ourpower.bsky.social@ourpower.scot

🚨 PROFITS SOAR, BUT WHO BENEFITS? 🚨 Iberdrola / Scottish Power: 2026 Net Profit: €4.34BN (+22%) Q2 Net Profit: €1.70BN Overseas energy companies get huge returns, while our communities are left behind with only scraps. Enough is enough. Time for public and community ownership. ⚡️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Stop Rosebank
@stopcambo.bsky.social

BREAKING 🚨: reports suggest Andy Burnham could approve new oil and gas fields, including Rosebank. Is he REALLY going to cave into the demands of the profiteering oil giants and Trump? Or is he going to stand with people facing soaring bills and a worsening climate crisis?

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ourpower.bsky.social
@ourpower.scot

🟢NEW: A new report from the Centre for Local Economies shows that private wind farm owners are making billions while our communities are getting crumbs. We need the Scottish government to take bold action and promote community-owned energy everywhere!

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ourpower.bsky.social
@ourpower.scot

BREAKING: Scottish Power’s parent company, Iberdrola, made £1.6 billion in profits in the first quarter of 2026 alone. We shouldn’t let big energy corporations get rich off of the power we generate here in Scotland. ⚡💸

Community Energy Scotland
@cescotland.bsky.social

Want to get involved in helping us make sure Scotland has an energy system that's good for people and planet - and has fair ownership for communities at its heart? 🌍 Find out about the Our Power campaign this #EarthDay2026 👇 act.ourpower.scot/p/our-power-...

act.ourpower.scotScotland has the power. Let’s use it. ⚡️Our renewable energy should make Scotland better off, not just private companies and overseas investors.
ourpower.bsky.social@ourpower.scot

It's our power, our planet, and our responsibility to move our governments and economies toward a future built on community-owned renewable energy! #EarthDay2026

Community Energy Scotland
@cescotland.bsky.social

A Scottish Community Wealth Fund would be bold, transformative and internationally unique - and would put communities at the heart of a national wealth funding model and ensure that communities right across Scotland benefit from the renewables bonanza

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Vicky Allan
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'Renewables are the future of Scotland’s energy but we’re at risk of repeating the mistakes of the past. We let the profits from oil and gas disappear into the pockets of corporations. We need to see more ambition from government so it doesn't happen again.' www.heraldscotland.com/news/2599203...

heraldscotland.comCould public ownership of energy be the answer to soaring bills?In the midst of an energy price crisis, in which oil and gas companies are seeing huge profits, a new campaign is calling for more public ownership
Community Energy Scotland
@cescotland.bsky.social

Scotland is rich in renewable energy. But too much of the wealth is going to private companies and investors. ⚡ Let’s take back #OurPower. ♻️ Community-owned renewables 🍃 A public stake in offshore wind 🏭 Renewable manufacturing based in Scotland Join the movement 👉 bit.ly/Our-power

Community Energy Scotland
@cescotland.bsky.social

It’s not surprising the public overwhelmingly supports community ownership of renewable energy, rather than big corporate developers, when you see all the benefits the income from local ownership brings to people. #OurPower www.heraldscotland.com/news/2598853...

heraldscotland.comHalf of Scots blame 'greed' of energy companies for high fuel billsHalf of Scots blame the 'greed' of energy companies for high fuel bills, according to new research
Community Energy Scotland
@cescotland.bsky.social

We're pleased to be a partner in the 'Our Power' campaign. Communities have been leading the way for decades in home grown renewable energy right here in Scotland - but we need so much more of this, and more so now than ever with energy prices and household bills skyrocketing

ourpower.bsky.social@ourpower.scot

BREAKING ⚡: We’re calling on the next Scottish government to ensure Scotland’s energy wealth benefits EVERYONE - not just private companies, overseas investors and shareholders.

Community Energy Scotland
@cescotland.bsky.social

Community ownership of energy is a transformative way to build the wealth of local towns and villages, from the bottom up, for the benefit of everyone. It brings income and local prosperity, and it generates community cohesion and a sense of hope. 2/3

Community Energy Scotland
@cescotland.bsky.social

As the Bill becomes law, we’ll be keeping a close eye to see that community ownership of energy is firmly embedded in the Ministerial statement and guidance and in the local action plans that will follow from this legislation. 3/3

Community Energy Scotland
@cescotland.bsky.social

We welcome the Local Power Plan as a public pledge by the UK Government and Great British Energy to support and invest in community owned energy, recognising the unparalleled social and economic benefits that it brings. Read our full reaction below 👇 communityenergy.scot/ces-welcomes...

communityenergy.scotCES welcomes publication of Local Power Plan - Community Energy ScotlandCommunity Energy Scotland welcomes the publication by of the Local Power Plan by Great British Energy and the UK Government’s Department of Energy Security

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Community Land Scotland
@communitylandsc.bsky.social

We and other members of the Scottish Community Coalition on Energy, welcome progress made with the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill at Stage 2. Amendments have been agreed that strengthen the Bill’s potential to deliver benefits for Scottish communities. Read more here👉 tinyurl.com/bdhu4ccj

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Stop Climate Chaos Scotland
@sccscot.bsky.social

Could you be our new Admin and Finance Officer? Being right at the heart of what we do, you’ll understand how a small charity functions and the importance of strong admin and financial processes as a backbone to success. Find out more & apply by 9th Feb: www.stopclimatechaos.scot/new-role-at-...

stopclimatechaos.scotNew role at SCCS: Administration and Finance Officer - Stop Climate Chaos ScotlandKey information Administration and Finance Officer 3 days (21 hours) a week £27,000 pro rata  Home-based in Scotland with access to Central Belt meetings required About the role This new role would su...
Community Energy Scotland
@cescotland.bsky.social

With the Scottish Government’s Climate Change Plan currently being finalised and the Holyrood elections coming up in May, there’s a huge opportunity right now for all parties in Scotland to get firmly behind community ownership of energy.

Community Energy Scotland
@cescotland.bsky.social

Our Policy Manager, Liz Murray, in today’s @scotnational.bsky.social, outlines how the issue of ownership is fundamental to how ‘Just’ the ‘Just Transition’ is and what could be done to ramp up community ownership of renewable energy www.thenational.scot/news/2579494...

thenational.scotLiz Murray: Local energy projects work but the obstacles need to be removedSince locals installed four wind turbines on the Isle of Gigha some years ago, the benefits across the whole community have been huge
Community Energy Scotland
@cescotland.bsky.social

Great from @futureeconscot.bsky.social! Community Wealth Building fundamentally challenges the huge inequalities in wealth and power built into the current economic system. And community owned energy is a key part of CWB, creating and keeping wealth locally www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...

futureeconomy.scotFrom Ambition to Action: Scaling Up Community Wealth Building in ScotlandAn ambitious agenda for embedding community wealth building across Scotland's policy landscape.
Community Energy Scotland
@cescotland.bsky.social

We've had a brilliant day at the #CARESconference today, speaking to community groups at every stage of the community energy journey. If you joined us (or didn't) and you're new to community energy, get in touch at launchpad@communityenergy.scot and we will be happy to chat about your ideas!

Community Energy Scotland
@cescotland.bsky.social

Thank you to @eastlothiancouncil.bsky.social for considering ways to make the energy transition a just transition for communities. As Cllr Lynn Jardine said: "too often the financial rewards flow to large companies & distant stakeholders. For a just transition to be meaningful that must change."

edinburghnews.scotsman.comCalls for East Lothian residents living near wind farms to get free electricityA council leader has said people who live near wind farms should be given free electricity as he backed calls for an overhaul of rules surrounding renewable development.
Community Energy Scotland
@cescotland.bsky.social

Interested? Read our 3-page manifesto for more! 👀 communityenergy.scot/wp-content/u... @bellacaledonia.bsky.social @platform1983.bsky.social @lesleyriddoch.bsky.social @regeninsight.bsky.social @fraserjfstewart.bsky.social @dangear.bsky.social @sccscot.bsky.social

Community Energy Scotland@cescotland.bsky.social

Our 3rd manifesto ask is to use planning legislation to rule out new renewables and storage developments that don’t provide shared ownership or community benefit funds at a fair level. ⚖️ Planning decisions on projects up to 50MW are devolved, and Scotland should be using these powers. 🧑‍⚖️📜

Community Energy Scotland
@cescotland.bsky.social

Our 3rd manifesto ask is to use planning legislation to rule out new renewables and storage developments that don’t provide shared ownership or community benefit funds at a fair level. ⚖️ Planning decisions on projects up to 50MW are devolved, and Scotland should be using these powers. 🧑‍⚖️📜

Community Energy Scotland@cescotland.bsky.social

Ask #2 is to use public land to boost community energy. 📈 When new leases are issued for repowering windfarms, community energy companies should have ‘first dibs’. We could meet the target (👇) by transferring 1/3rd of the renewables on public forestry land into community hands. 🎥 bit.ly/4nc2lpD

Community Energy Scotland
@cescotland.bsky.social

Ask #2 is to use public land to boost community energy. 📈 When new leases are issued for repowering windfarms, community energy companies should have ‘first dibs’. We could meet the target (👇) by transferring 1/3rd of the renewables on public forestry land into community hands. 🎥 bit.ly/4nc2lpD

Community Energy Scotland@cescotland.bsky.social

Our first ask is a target: 🎯 1GW of community-owned energy by 2030. That's 10x higher than now. Ambitious? Yes, but achievable. @rescoop.eu say "In EU countries with such goals in place, clear policy signals and investor confidence has led to significant growth of the community energy movement.”

Community Energy Scotland
@cescotland.bsky.social

Our first ask is a target: 🎯 1GW of community-owned energy by 2030. That's 10x higher than now. Ambitious? Yes, but achievable. @rescoop.eu say "In EU countries with such goals in place, clear policy signals and investor confidence has led to significant growth of the community energy movement.”

Community Energy Scotland@cescotland.bsky.social

📣We’ve published our manifesto recommendations for the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections! It’s clear that our energy system isn’t working for ordinary people. Communities must have more influence, ownership and feel more benefit from our energy system. 👀👉 communityenergy.scot/manifesto-fo...

Community Energy Scotland
@cescotland.bsky.social

Our 2025 Community Energy State of the Sector Report is here! Highlighting the activities and impact of Community Energy in the UK, it is essential reading for anyone interested in climate action that benefits local communities directly. A huge thank you to all the organisations that responded!

communityenergy.scotState of the Sector Report 2025 - Community Energy ScotlandWe are delighted to present the 2025 State of the Sector report for Community Energy in the UK. This annual report, produced collaboratively by Community
Community Energy Scotland
@cescotland.bsky.social

Great to hear @ariane-burgess.bsky.social MSP calling on the UK Gov to 'break the link' between the price of electricity and gas, which keeps energy bills artificially high.

johnogroat-journal.co.uk‘Unacceptable’ for Highland residents to be trapped in fuel poverty while region generates so much renewable energyA Highland MSP says a major overhaul of the energy pricing system is needed to ensure that rural communities benefit from renewable resources.