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About us

Communities for Renewables CIC (CfR) helps local energy enterprises to develop, finance and manage their own renewable energy generation. CfR also provides strategic advice to help develop and implement a wide range of local energy business models that help reduce and localise energy spend, tackle fuel poverty, and earn income to re-invest in the local community. Since setting up in 2012, CfR has worked with over 20 local energy enterprises, local authorities and social landlords across the UK. Over the last 2 years CfR has helped to develop and finance nearly £30 million of community-owned solar projects ranging from solar PV panels on community buildings to one of the largest community-owned solar farms in the UK. CfR’s role in delivering these projects has included supporting: • Local energy enterprise set-up (including company formation, governance set-up, policies, director mentoring and admin set-up); • Business planning and exploring new business models, including smart energy technologies and local supply; • Community and stakeholder engagement strategies; • Site searching including technical and financial feasibility assessments; • Project development (including planning, landowner/host engagement and legal agreements, grid connection and procurement); • Managing the community purchase of renewable energy projects from commercial developers (including management of legal and financial advisors but not providing legal and financial advice); • Finance transaction management and support for construction and long-term finance from commercial lenders, social investors and community share / bond offers (including management of legal and financial advisors but not providing legal and financial advice); • Ongoing company admin and asset management.

Industry

Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing

Company size

2-10 employees

Headquarters

Penryn, Cornwall

Founded

2012

Specialties

community energy, renewable energy, local energy, smart energy, enterprise support, community interest company, investment support, community energy cooperative, advisory services, consultancy, asset management, company management, and business support

Locations

Employees at Communities For Renewables C.I.C.

Updates

Great to have the opportunity to engage with the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero's call for evidence on Barriers to Community Energy Projects. Local ownership of generation is a means to an end of towns, villages and cities having well-resourced local energy enterprises working to support their locality’s #netzero transition. This includes tackling retrofit and fuel poverty challenges. Locally-owned generation is the source of £ and kWh for a ‘functional local energy ecosystem.’ CfR advocates for comprehensive policies enabling communities to generate their own energy: ✅ A community ‘right to connect’ to local grids ✅ An accessible, scalable local supply framework for community-owned generation with a viable minimum export price ✅ A community ‘right to buy’ a minimum 20% stake in renewable projects over 5MW, backed by a robust shared ownership framework ✅ Lifting the ban on onshore wind in England and supporting community-owned turbines 🔗 Explore more about our vision for community-driven energy and read our full submission here: https://lnkd.in/ebJPajSH #EmpowerCommunityEnergy #CEF2024
CfR responds to Barriers to Community Energy Call for Evidence - Communities for Renewables https://cfrcic.co.uk
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Exciting News - The £10 million Community Energy Fund is now open, replacing the Rural Community Energy Fund (RCEF). The game-changer? Urban community energy projects are now eligible. 💰 This fund offers grants up to £40,000 for feasibility costs and up to £100,000 for project development. Parish and Town Councils, benefit societies, CICs, and charities, can apply, with joint ventures eligible if 50%+ is community-owned. 💡 CfR has over 10 years of experience developing community energy schemes, with expertise in wind and solar. Get in touch for support with feasibility studies, enterprise planning, project development, construction finance, joint ventures, and more. If you're involved in a Community Energy Fund project, explore how CfR can support you: https://lnkd.in/e3Q7it2yLearn more about the Community Energy Fund: https://lnkd.in/gg8Y5SfK #CommunityEnergy #RenewableEnergy
£10million Community Energy Fund - Communities for Renewables cfrcic.co.uk

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