About us

Who we are

Community Energy Scotland is an independent Scottish charity.  We provide free advice, grant funding and finance for renewable energy projects developed by community groups to benefit their community. This extends to non-profit distributing organisations such as social enterprises and housing associations. We are able to fund community projects through the Scottish Government's Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) which we deliver to communities across Scotland.    We also receive funding from Highlands and Islands Enterprise to support our work with communities in the Highlands and Islands. 

We assist from the earliest stage of a project idea through to helping to ensure it is running properly once completed. For example, we can help you if you want to fit renewable energy equipment into a building to help reduce your running costs and use of fossil fuels such as oil. We can also help if you wish to develop a larger-scale project to generate and sell energy to gain a long-term income for your community or organisation. Some examples of projects we have assisted in the past can be found here. We work to raise the profile of renewable energy and the opportunities it presents for communities.