STCE is being set up as a Community Benefit Society to develop and own community energy projects in Shropshire and Telford. One of the first projects that STCE are looking to take on is the Twemlows Solar Farm near Whitchurch, a 10MW scheme built in 2015 using private finance. STCE have also received grant support to develop new community owned renewable energy schemes and develop a local retrofit-for-all model for the Marches.

Orchard Farm Solar Array in North Kent has been up and running since 2016.
It is owned by a local non-profit group, Orchard Community Energy, with profits going to support community projects in Swale and Medway. Now there is a great opportunity to bring another solar farm next door into full community ownership through a new group: Kent Community Energy. Watch two videos from beneficiary organisations who received CBF grants from Kent Community Energy under the CORE programme. 

Emmaus Dover

Canterbury Umbrella

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YCE are looking to take community ownership of two solar farms in South Devon: an existing 5 MW solar farm at Newton Downs that was purchased by CORE from Good Energy and one new 7.3 MW solar farm at Creacombe that has been developed by CORE and commissioned in December 2019. YCE have also received grant support to set up a local community electric ferry transport scheme. Find out more about YCE and their involvement in Next Generation on their website or download the case study. 

WCE are looking to bring the 3.96 MW Homestead solar farm, located to the south of Shalfleet on the Isle of Wight, into community ownership. WCE have also received grant support to develop new innovative projects including a smart water project investigating how excess locally generated solar energy can be used to heat and store water in some of the Isle of Wight’s holiday accommodation and an e-cargo bike delivery scheme. Find out more about WCE and their involvement in the Next Generation programme on their website or download the case study.