Southend-on-Sea City Council Attends Essex Community Energy Conference Alongside Other Local Authorities and Community Groups to Explore Future Community Energy Solutions
Southend-on-Sea City Council’s Climate Change team attended the Essex Community Energy Conference, held on Friday 20th March at the Museum of Power in Maldon, Essex.
The Conference was organised by Community Energy Pathways and was attended by a wide audience. The event featured presentations from local and national practitioners and experts in community energy, as well as information on recent government policy that promises strong support for local community energy projects. Attendees were encouraged to collaborate to develop potential project ideas that might deliver clean energy whilst empowering communities and addressing fuel poverty.
Community energy is when local people work together to own, manage, or benefit from energy projects in their local area. Instead of buying electricity from large, distant companies, the community takes control to produce their own clean energy. Examples of community energy projects could include local wind turbines, or putting solar panels on the roofs of schools and community centres. Community energy is also about helping local people use less energy and save money on energy bills. The money made from selling community energy can be used to help the local area, such as supporting community projects or reducing energy bills for others.
If you are interested in being involved in future community energy projects based in Southend, please contact us.