Local energy

Local energy Planning

Enabling local authorities and communities across the UK to develop effective responses to the threat of climate change and the misery of cold homes is a central feature of CSE’s work. For an overview of our work in this area, to download useful tools and resources, and to sign-up for our free Community Energy Update, click here. 

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Local area energy planning
Local area energy planning
Local energy
Sustainable Neighbourhood Planning Support
Local energy
Upgrading 230,000 substations to cope with additional load, such as car charging points, will be expensive. So can we do something clever to spread the load?
OpenLV - Making local electricity data openly available
Local energy
Future Energy Landscapes - community consultation method
Local energy
Supporting community energy groups
Local energy
Helping local people decide how their community will tackle climate change
Low Carbon Localism
Local energy
This heap of mining spoil, or 'batch' is a reminder of the area's coal-mining past.
PlanLoCaL: A 'renewable energy action area' for North East Somerset
Local energy
Rachel Coxcoon uses the PlanLoCaL model to talk about the siting and planning of renewable energy, and how communities can get involved
PlanLoCaL: scale-model brings local people to the planners' table
Local energy
Talking about planning – PlanLoCaL aims to get communities engaged with their local planning department, particularly in order to identify and promote low-carbon initiatives
PlanLoCaL: overview
Local energy
Having their say: students at the Climate Change Challenge
Climate Change Challenge 2005
Local energy
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