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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · 7d

We're supporting climate action in Scotland!
🤝Connecting communities to support local energy & decarbonisation
💡Sharing resources & events
📝Helping islands plan community climate action
📣 Advocating for policy change on community energy
Read more: communityenergy.scot/projects/
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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Sep 9

This is our recommendation: bsky.app/profile/cesc...

Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Sep 8

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. 🧑‍⚖️📜

Photo of two large solar arrays on rubble-y ground, with grass and grey sky behind. A man stands with hands in pockets of brown jacket, looking towards the solar panels.

Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Sep 9

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."

Calls for East Lothian residents living near wind farms to get free electricity

A 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.

www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thank you @alynsmith.bsky.social ! ❤️ Looking forward to meeting with you soon to discuss this.

Alyn Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @alynsmith.bsky.social · Sep 8

There’s some really exciting, practical and achievable aims in here. Community ownership of energy resources is transformative, we’ve seen that across Stirlingshire and we need *a lot more* of it. This is an important bit of work from @cescotland.bsky.social 💪

Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Sep 8

📣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 · Sep 8

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thank you @thecommongreen.scot , we agree!

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Dr Craig Dalȝell @thecommongreen.scot · Sep 8

This would be a game-changing policy. Scotland could progressively transfer all renewables into public ownership by transferring assets at end-of-lease to public energy companies (just like Scotland did with ScotRail).

Putting them into community hands would be particularly empowering.

Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Sep 8

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

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Sep 8

Interested? Read our 3-page manifesto for more! 👀 communityenergy.scot/wp-content/u...

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Sep 8

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. 🧑‍⚖️📜

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Sep 8

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. 🧑‍⚖️📜

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Sep 8

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

Landscape photo with trees, tracks and a shed in the foreground. The background has a loch and mountains. White text reads 'Ask #2: use public land to boost community energy'.

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Sep 8

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.”

Photo of 6 people plus a collie dog, standing in front of and spaced out from a small wind turbine. There is a low landscape and cloudy blue sky behind them. White text on the image says: "Ask #1: 1GW of community-owned energy by 2030."

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Sep 8

📣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...

Landscape photo with golden colours, with water in the foreground, dark islands with two wind turbines, a low sun shining on the water. White text above says 'Scottish Community Coalition on Energy Manifesto Recommendations'.

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Sep 4

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!

State of the Sector Report 2025 - Community Energy Scotland

We are delighted to present the 2025 State of the Sector report for Community Energy in the UK. This annual report, produced collaboratively by Community

communityenergy.scot

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Sep 3

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.

‘Unacceptable’ for Highland residents to be trapped in fuel poverty while region generates so much renewable energy

A Highland MSP says a major overhaul of the energy pricing system is needed to ensure that rural communities benefit from renewable resources.

www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Sep 3

Great to see @michaelshanksmp.co.uk visiting one of our members Callander Community Hydro this past weekend!

Michael Shanks MP @michaelshanksmp.co.uk · Aug 29

A dreich day means lots of water flowing through Callander Community Hydro - generating clean power for the grid and money directly into the local community.

This is the sort of project we want to see much more of - power owned by and benefiting local communities.

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Sep 2

We're hiring!📣

Community Energy Scotland is recruiting for three Assistant Project Officers or Project Officers (post assigned dependent on skills and experience, with responsibilities allocated accordingly to the successful candidates).

Deadline – 5pm on Monday 15th September 2025
Apply below:

Job Vacancies - Community Energy Scotland

Careers & Opportunities

communityenergy.scot

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Aug 27

Fuel poverty is on the rise but the work of the Community Energy sector in supporting communities and improving local economic wellbeing, provides a clear route for action.

The full State of the Sector report will be out soon!
@commenergyengland.bsky.social @ynnicymunedol.bsky.social

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Aug 27

📣Join Scotland's mass lobby on climate and nature on September 18th!

Register your attendance at the link below and write to your MSP to let them know you're coming.

Let's act now and change forever! 🌍
@sccscot.bsky.social #actnowchangeforever

www.stopclimatechaos.scot/campaign/mas...

Climate Mass Lobby - Stop Climate Chaos Scotland

www.stopclimatechaos.scot

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Aug 26

Community Energy organisations have played a vital role in making our State of the Sector report possible.

It will be used to promote the impact and importance of Community Energy in making our communities more resilient in the face of climate change.

Full report coming at the end of August!

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Aug 26

Does your community have an idea for a renewable energy project? Now is the time to apply to the CARES Community Energy Generation Growth Fund!

Support can be at the feasibility, development or construction stage.

Deadline - Monday September 8th 2025.

localenergy.scot/funding/comm...

Community Energy Generation Growth Fund · Local Energy Scotland

The Community Energy Generation Growth Fund aims to support community groups across Scotland to set up renewable energy generation projects.

localenergy.scot

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Aug 25

Ahead of our 2025 State of the Sector Report, we're sharing highlights showing the impact of Community Energy in the UK. First up - new jobs and thousands of volunteers building capacity and increasing resilience at a local level. The full report is out at the end of August! #communityenergy

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Aug 6

Community groups did contribute, but it was invite-only, sorry Matthew. Is Zero Carbon Daviot looking into repowering? Sorry to hear about the dead ends.

Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Jul 30

The first one is tomorrow, hosted by our very own Zoe Holliday!

Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Jul 30

We are delighted that Scottish Government is convening roundtables looking at repowering challenges and opportunities for community and renewable energy.

This will be crucial for maintaining and increasing community energy. 🌬️🔆📈

Looking forward to productive discussions and some useful outcomes! ✅

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Jul 30

We are delighted that Scottish Government is convening roundtables looking at repowering challenges and opportunities for community and renewable energy.

This will be crucial for maintaining and increasing community energy. 🌬️🔆📈

Looking forward to productive discussions and some useful outcomes! ✅

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Jul 24

📢 Catch up on our Investing In Community Energy financing webinars from the last couple of weeks and find out which type of financing could benefit your community energy project plans.

Check them out in our Resources webpage link:

communityenergy.scot/resources/

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Jul 17

📢 Job Opportunity: Climate Action Hub Lead Officer

West Dunbartonshire CVS is recruiting a Climate Action Hub Lead Officer to help drive community-led climate action across the region.

Deadline 25th July, Apply Now:

Climate Action Hub Lead Officer with West Dunbartonshire CVS – Goodmoves

We are looking to recruit a Lead Officer to coordinate the implementation of a Climate Action Hub in West Dunbartonshire. The Hub, funded by Scottish Government, will form part of a strategic S...

goodmoves.org

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