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.
Hear hear! Time for more community ownership of energy ⚡⚡
ourpower.bsky.social@ourpower.scot · 2w ago🚨 PROFITS SOAR, BUT WHO BENEFITS? 🚨 Iberdrola / Scottish Power: 2026 Net Profit: €4.34BN (+22%) Q2 Net Profit: €1.70BN Overseas energy companies get huge returns, while our communities are left behind with only scraps. Enough is enough. Time for public and community ownership. ⚡️🏴
BREAKING 🚨: reports suggest Andy Burnham could approve new oil and gas fields, including Rosebank. Is he REALLY going to cave into the demands of the profiteering oil giants and Trump? Or is he going to stand with people facing soaring bills and a worsening climate crisis?
🟢NEW: A new report from the Centre for Local Economies shows that private wind farm owners are making billions while our communities are getting crumbs. We need the Scottish government to take bold action and promote community-owned energy everywhere!
How can we better capture the value of community energy in the UK? If you or someone you know has views on this, see the 10min survey below. @communityenergyengland.org @cescotland.bsky.social @ynnicymunedol.bsky.social @cepathways.bsky.social @edrc-uk.bsky.social docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
BREAKING: Scottish Power’s parent company, Iberdrola, made £1.6 billion in profits in the first quarter of 2026 alone. We shouldn’t let big energy corporations get rich off of the power we generate here in Scotland. ⚡💸
Want to get involved in helping us make sure Scotland has an energy system that's good for people and planet - and has fair ownership for communities at its heart? 🌍 Find out about the Our Power campaign this #EarthDay2026 👇 act.ourpower.scot/p/our-power-...
Scotland has the power. Let’s use it. ⚡️
Our renewable energy should make Scotland better off, not just private companies and overseas investors.
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ourpower.bsky.social@ourpower.scot · 4mo agoIt's our power, our planet, and our responsibility to move our governments and economies toward a future built on community-owned renewable energy! #EarthDay2026
Juliet, from @cescotland.bsky.social, has got it right. Our energy can either enrich billionaires or empower our communities. It's up to us to get them to make the right choice.
New research shows that communities across Scotland could benefit by £500 million per year. How? Through a Scottish Community Wealth Fund paid into by commercial renewables developers. Read all about it here 👇 communityenergy.scot/need-for-urg...
Need for urgent action to ensure Scotland’s communities benefit from renewables bonanza - Community Energy Scotland
Communities across Scotland could benefit by £500 million per year if politicians and the renewables industry begin preparing now for a Scottish Community
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Do you want to question MSP candidates about action they plan to take on the climate? 🗣️ Join the Aberdeen Hustings next Thurs 16th April! 7-9pm Quaker Meeting House & Online Sign up: act.foe.scot/aberdeen_hus...
Friends of the Earth Aberdeen Climate Hustings
Your chance to ask election candidates where they stand on the climate issues that matter to you
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'Renewables are the future of Scotland’s energy but we’re at risk of repeating the mistakes of the past. We let the profits from oil and gas disappear into the pockets of corporations. We need to see more ambition from government so it doesn't happen again.' www.heraldscotland.com/news/2599203...
Could public ownership of energy be the answer to soaring bills?
In the midst of an energy price crisis, in which oil and gas companies are seeing huge profits, a new campaign is calling for more public ownership
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Scotland is rich in renewable energy. But too much of the wealth is going to private companies and investors. ⚡ Let’s take back #OurPower. ♻️ Community-owned renewables 🍃 A public stake in offshore wind 🏭 Renewable manufacturing based in Scotland Join the movement 👉 bit.ly/Our-power
We're pleased to be a partner in the 'Our Power' campaign. Communities have been leading the way for decades in home grown renewable energy right here in Scotland - but we need so much more of this, and more so now than ever with energy prices and household bills skyrocketing
ourpower.bsky.social@ourpower.scot · 4mo agoBREAKING ⚡: We’re calling on the next Scottish government to ensure Scotland’s energy wealth benefits EVERYONE - not just private companies, overseas investors and shareholders.
The Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill, passed yesterday, is the first of its kind in the world. We’re celebrating that community ownership of energy is included in all three parts of the legislation. Huge thanks to our friends at @communitylandsc.bsky.social for working together on this 🙌1/3
We welcome the Local Power Plan as a public pledge by the UK Government and Great British Energy to support and invest in community owned energy, recognising the unparalleled social and economic benefits that it brings. Read our full reaction below 👇 communityenergy.scot/ces-welcomes...
CES welcomes publication of Local Power Plan - Community Energy Scotland
Community Energy Scotland welcomes the publication by of the Local Power Plan by Great British Energy and the UK Government’s Department of Energy Security
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We and other members of the Scottish Community Coalition on Energy, welcome progress made with the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill at Stage 2. Amendments have been agreed that strengthen the Bill’s potential to deliver benefits for Scottish communities. Read more here👉 tinyurl.com/bdhu4ccj
In a timely article, on the eve of our Community-Led Generation and Repowering event tomorrow, our chair writes how the harnessing of wind energy in Scotland over the past twenty years having been truly spectacular but... 1/3 scottishleftreview.scot/a-new-genera...
A New Generation of Community Wind-Wealth
The Danish model demonstrates how Scotland's communities could co-own wind farms, writes Calum MacDonald.
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Could you be our new Admin and Finance Officer? Being right at the heart of what we do, you’ll understand how a small charity functions and the importance of strong admin and financial processes as a backbone to success. Find out more & apply by 9th Feb: www.stopclimatechaos.scot/new-role-at-...
New role at SCCS: Administration and Finance Officer - Stop Climate Chaos Scotland
Key information Administration and Finance Officer 3 days (21 hours) a week £27,000 pro rata Home-based in Scotland with access to Central Belt meetings required About the role This new role would su...
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With the Scottish Government’s Climate Change Plan currently being finalised and the Holyrood elections coming up in May, there’s a huge opportunity right now for all parties in Scotland to get firmly behind community ownership of energy.
Great from @futureeconscot.bsky.social! Community Wealth Building fundamentally challenges the huge inequalities in wealth and power built into the current economic system. And community owned energy is a key part of CWB, creating and keeping wealth locally www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...
From Ambition to Action: Scaling Up Community Wealth Building in Scotland
An ambitious agenda for embedding community wealth building across Scotland's policy landscape.
futureeconomy.scot
We've had a brilliant day at the #CARESconference today, speaking to community groups at every stage of the community energy journey. If you joined us (or didn't) and you're new to community energy, get in touch at launchpad@communityenergy.scot and we will be happy to chat about your ideas!
Thank you @alynsmith.bsky.social for highlighting Community Energy Scotland's ideas for increasing community ownership of energy assets on BBC Debate Night! Find out more here: communityenergy.scot/manifesto-fo...
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/ #ScotClimateWeek
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.
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Thank you @alynsmith.bsky.social ! ❤️ Looking forward to meeting with you soon to discuss this.
Alyn Smith MSP 🏴🇪🇺@alynsmith.bsky.social · 11mo agoThere’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 💪
Thank you @thecommongreen.scot , we agree! @thecommonweal.bsky.social
Dr Craig Dalȝell@thecommongreen.scot · 11mo agoThis 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.
Interested? Read our 3-page manifesto for more! 👀 communityenergy.scot/wp-content/u... @bellacaledonia.bsky.social @platform1983.bsky.social @lesleyriddoch.bsky.social @regeninsight.bsky.social @fraserjfstewart.bsky.social @dangear.bsky.social @sccscot.bsky.social
Community Energy Scotland@cescotland.bsky.social · 11mo agoOur 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. 🧑⚖️📜
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. 🧑⚖️📜
Community Energy Scotland@cescotland.bsky.social · 11mo agoAsk #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
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
Community Energy Scotland@cescotland.bsky.social · 11mo agoOur 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.”
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.”
Community Energy Scotland@cescotland.bsky.social · 11mo ago📣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...
📣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...