Community Energy Pathways

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Community Energy Pathways is an award-winning social enterprise that exclusively works to accelerate growth in the community energy sector - enabling communities across the UK to shape a cleaner, fairer energy system. We support community-led renewable energy and energy efficiency projects and work with community groups so that they can become trusted, impartial energy advisors. We do this through: Building skills and capacity Supporting community businesses Working with local authorities, government and industry partners Securing funding to deliver local projects Our expertise spans training, mentoring, project and business development, innovation and strategic relationship-building. Why It Matters: The UK is undergoing a major shift in how communities engage with the energy system — from reducing local energy demand to generating resilient sources of clean energy. In 2025 we saw a surge of communities stepping up. Meanwhile, Government initiatives such as Clean Growth 2030, the Local Power Plan and Warm Homes Plan are driving action to lower bills and support the most vulnerable. Progress is strongest where local authorities' partner with community energy groups to co-design local services. Since 2021, CEP has supported: 60+ community energy groups 15 local authority areas, including Suffolk, Central Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, Essex, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire 24,000+ residents reached in 2025 through our energy advice programmes