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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Plug-in solar is hitting the market this week. Community energy has long provided a solution for people in flats and rentals who want to engage with renewables but don't have the roof space/permissions - now plug-in solar will make access to domestic renewables much easier
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Plug-in solar: could a low-cost panel cut your bills?
Britons will be able to buy ‘balcony’ systems they can install themselves from 27 August thanks to rule change
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Scenes from our Ulverston/Barrow team yesterday evening. Wind turbines still going, whilst the sun had some once-in-a-generation downtime.
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
'Community energy is the way forward for small communities like this... we own it, we run it and we benefit': www.northern-times.co.uk/news/communi...
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WATCH: ‘Community energy can be done’ – KLB hydro scheme raises over £100k for village
A community in north-west Sutherland is proving that renewable energy profits don’t have to leave the area.
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
We hope everyone has an excellent easter weekend! This photo is from West Solent Solar Cooperative a few years ago, sheep continue to graze twice annually on the carefully managed site near Lyndhurst in Hampshire 🐑
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
ICYMI: Our letter to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero @ed-miliband.bsky.social welcoming the #LocalPowerPlan 👏 @rosemarley.bsky.social @jameslwright.bsky.social @energy4alluk.bsky.social
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Our response to the Local Power Plan, the government's new commitment to community energy: energy4all.co.uk/local-power-...
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Energy4All's Response to the Local Power Plan
Energy4All is impressed by the ambition behind the government’s Local Power Plan, committing £1 billion funding for community/local energy.
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Alex Walker @tulliallan2274.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Attended a joint meeting of Community Energy Moray and Zero Carbon Moray today to dicuss various projects including a substantial solar farm in the local area. Exciting times. @energy4alluk.bsky.social #Moray #renewables
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
'Community energy has a very different spirit and culture to it' 🔆 This interview with Energise South is a great intro to community energy www.energisesussexcoast.co.uk/we-can-use-t...
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‘We can use this opportunity to create something better’ – Energise South, communities & the energy transition – Energise Sussex Coast
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Just a reminder that applications close on MONDAY for the role of Westmill Energy Chief Executive Officer. You could help drive forward two pioneering renewable energy co-ops (covering solar and wind) at this exciting time for community energy. Head to energy4all.co.uk/job-vacancies/ to apply.
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Wishing you all a Happy New Year! 2025 was a record year for wind and solar in the UK, with wind the biggest single renewable source of electricity and solar jumping by nearly a third. We need to do a lot more, and quickly, to meet 2030 targets - but let's start the year on a positive!
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
That's it for our anniversary posts... Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and see you in 2026! 🎁
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Last one! Edinburgh Solar is 10 years old🎉 ECSC was one of the first community energy groups to demonstrate the mutual benefits of working in partnership with the local council. Today, the co-op operates 30 solar PV installations across the city, from schools to leisure and community centres.
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
RainePower is a community-owned 35 kW Archimedes screw hydro project in south east Cumbria. This project faced lower than expected generation during its first five years. The project has endured thanks to a committed team, including volunteers who maintain the site almost daily.
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
The Schools' Energy Co-op celebrated their 10-year anniversary roughly the same time as their 100th solar PV installation 🔆 SEC are experts when it comes to rooftop solar on schools, and they partner with other community energy groups to lend expertise and get projects going.
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Next up is High Winds www.highwinds.coop who, 10 years and 11.5 MW on, have widened their community fund remit to tackle more local issues: most recently awarding a significant grant to help open a new community hub in Ulverston, following 9 other local spaces shutting down. Great stuff!
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Rumbling Bridge Community Hydro in rural Kinross-shire is rated at 500 kW, but local geography sees it generate power equivalent to much larger schemes 💪 They are now actively looking to the future, e.g. whether changing energy policy could open opportunities for the society to trade energy locally.
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Happy 10 year anniversary to Four Winds Co-op. FW owns two 500 kW wind turbines on former colliery sites on either side of Sheffield. The turbines generated around £80,000 for their community fund in 2024–25, supporting vital local organisations like hospices and food banks.
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Exciting opportunity with @westmillenergy.bsky.social who are looking for a Chief Executive Officer. Help grow the community energy movement with 2 pioneering renewable energy co-ops. See energy4all.co.uk/job-vacancies for all the details!
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
6 renewable energy co-ops have hit their 10-year anniversary this year, so in the build up to Christmas we'll be sharing what they're up to now.
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
A new 127 kW installation is underway on St John's Market in Scunthorpe, thanks to @nlce2024.bsky.social ☀️(or maybe 🌧️ today). That brings them to 5 installations for 2025 - a busy year!
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Something new! 📍 We have always mapped our member co-ops (currently 35) but now we have gone a step further and added each of their individual solar, wind, hydropower and biomass sites - and the picture is very different. Have a look: energy4all.co.uk/coops-map/
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Last week John (our wind, hydro and solar Asset Manager) was at @westmillenergy.bsky.social looking at shading and controlling vegetation around the solar panels and equipment. Not a big issue as the sheep were already doing a great job. 👍 🌱
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Are you a young person passionate about community, collaboration and creating change? 🌍 Join our Community Calls - a monthly online meet-up bringing together young people from across the UK who share co-operative values. 📣 1/3
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Off-grid on Fridays 🍃 a tiny bit of positive news for the weekend.
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Our quarterly newsletter went out this week. If you want to hear when new share offers are live, plus community energy news, you can join here: energy4all.co.uk/register/
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Register Your Interest
Join Our Mailing List We will notify you when an Energy4All renewable energy co-operative has a share offer that you are eligible to invest in, as well as sharing our quarterly newsletter.
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Orkney Council has confirmed all profits from its new wind farm will go into local services - wealth will circulate locally, not flow to distant shareholders. It's a glimpse of what community benefit from renewables can look like. But how typical is this? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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‘Much fairer’: all profits from new Orkney windfarm to benefit locals
Construction due to begin in 2027 on what is expected to become UK’s largest publicly owned windfarm
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
New blog post up! Last week we were in Brussels for the final ACCE project event, unlocking finance for community energy projects across Europe. Find out more here: energy4all.co.uk/community-en... @rescoop.eu #communityenergy #localenergy #iyc2025
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Connecting with European energy communities
Energy4All were in Brussels for the final ‘ACCE’ conference, sharing stories with community energy groups across Europe.
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Going off-grid on Friday's: something non-energy related to brighten the day 🔆
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Why don’t all schools in the UK already have solar panels?: energy4all.co.uk/why-dont-all...
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Why don't all schools in the UK already have solar panels?
Solar panels bring financial savings to schools as well as meeting climate goals, so what barriers are there and how can community energy help?
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
It's useful to check-in every now and then with what community energy & being a co-op means in practice, so here's Energy4All's development model...
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Love seeing the old footage of Westmill against the new - these co-ops continue to set a brilliant example for what community energy can achieve. We need more community projects of scale in the coming years.
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
We were sad to learn of the passing of Anthony Woolhouse last week. Anthony founded the 2.4 MW community-owned West Solent Solar Farm near Lymington in Hampshire, one of the first of its kind in the UK and a fantastic legacy. energy4all.co.uk/tribute-to-a...
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Tribute to Anthony Woolhouse, founder of West Solent Solar Co-operative
Anthony Woolhouse, founder of West Solent Solar Co-operative, passed away last week on Tuesday 12th August. Energy4All send our best wishes to his family as we reflect on the pioneering work he has co...
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
NEW: UK electricity generation was over 50% renewable in 2024 for the first time, with fossil fuels falling to under a third (31.8%), also for the first time assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6889ec...
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Nice spotlight on @edinsolarcoop.bsky.social and the collaboration involved to get solar PV installed across the city: youtu.be/NDTHxtKkiTY?...
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Edinburgh Solar Co op Case Study (SP Energy Networks)
YouTube video by Community Energy England
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Westmill's community fund is now live! If you live within a 25-mile radius of the site in Watchfield (Oxfordshire) and you have an environmental project in mind, have a look at their website for more info 👉
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
In other news: this week we saw a new @moreincommonuk.bsky.social report confirming most Britons think government should do more to tackle climate change, and we saw a further £10m committed by GB Energy to put solar on community rooftops in 2025/6. Despite political stunts, the direction is clear🍃
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
If you live in or near Oxfordshire check out this free tour of Westmill Wind Farm and Solar Park this weekend. Shows the ambition of community energy.
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Great to see @westmillenergy.bsky.social being used as an example of good practice for onshore wind 👉
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
The onshore wind strategy has been released by DESNZ. For those in community energy, actions 16-19 are of most relevance: www.gov.uk/government/p... We welcome the strategy - our Chair Mike Smyth contributed as a taskforce delegate - but it's now imperative they deliver on the actions laid out.
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Onshore wind strategy
Strategy setting out how the UK government will increase the deployment of onshore wind to help meet 2030 clean power targets.
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
"We all have a responsibility to “play it forward”. If we can, we should support other communities, who in turn will help the next generation" Nice words from Mark and Ilonka here✊
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
This was a nice surprise - after calculating how much E4All solar schools saved on their energy bills (by hosting community-owned panels rather than paying market rate for their electricity) we found 6 co-ops saved the schools almost £1 million in ONE YEAR: energy4all.co.uk/schools-save...
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Schools save close to £1 million on their energy bills thanks to community-owned solar
Schools in the UK saved an estimated £934,000 last year on their energy bills, through partnering with community energy groups.
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
The new 'What We Do' section really shows how much these co-ops contribute beyond generating clean energy - increasing biodiversity, working with researchers and supporting schools among others. Well done to everyone involved.
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
For anyone who may have missed it on our website or LinkedIn - you have this weekend left to apply for our Renewable Energy Project Manager role based in the East Midlands/Yorkshire region. Lots of exciting projects in the pipeline in that area.
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
It's our turn! Join other energy communities around Europe in listening to Mark and Mike from Energy4All chat about how renewable energy coops here in the UK can be financed.
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
While it's important to see the bigger picture (lack of rain has not been ideal for hydropower, and we are on course for a poor arable harvest) this is a good bit of news for UK solar - up 42% on last year We need a diverse energy mix, the more of it in community ownership the better 🔆
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
We are proud to have been re-elected to the REScoop Board, with @markluntley.bsky.social as President, strengthening our ties with our European partners
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Last week Energy4All were in Kraków for the @rescoop.eu European Energy Communities Forum - an event bringing together passionate energy community leaders from 42 different countries 🌍 Here we have Mark, Noora & Jess from @westmillenergy.bsky.social
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Have you noticed changes on the Energy4All website this year? We have made a series of updates to make information clearer for our different audiences, and improve user friendliness for desktop and mobile. Check it out energy4all.co.uk
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
At the Energy4All Conference Sarah Boyack gave an excellent keynote speech and we received a video message from Michael Shanks MP: the voices of community energy are currently being heard, even if there is plenty more work to be done!
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Energy4All @energy4alluk.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
How do we maximise their benefits of renewable energy for local communities? A new report has been published on the Energy4All website 🔆 Chaitanya Kumar (New Economics Foundation), Sarah Boyack MSP and Janet Moxley (Auchrobert Community Energy) discussed the findings at our conference on Saturday.
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