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.
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...
www.thenational.scot/news/2579494...
Liz Murray: Local energy projects work but the obstacles need to be removed
Since locals installed four wind turbines on the Isle of Gigha some years ago, the benefits across the whole community have been huge
www.thenational.scot
January 26, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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...
www.thenational.scot/news/2579494...
This is our recommendation: bsky.app/profile/cesc...
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. 🧑⚖️📜
Planning decisions on projects up to 50MW are devolved, and Scotland should be using these powers. 🧑⚖️📜
September 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This is our recommendation: bsky.app/profile/cesc...