Energy4All
@energy4alluk.bsky.social
We are a leading facilitator of community-owned renewable energy projects in the UK⚡
https://energy4all.co.uk
https://energy4all.co.uk
Something new! 📍 We have always mapped our member co-ops (currently 35) but now we have gone a step further and added each of their individual solar, wind, hydropower and biomass sites - and the picture is very different. Have a look: energy4all.co.uk/coops-map/
November 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Something new! 📍 We have always mapped our member co-ops (currently 35) but now we have gone a step further and added each of their individual solar, wind, hydropower and biomass sites - and the picture is very different. Have a look: energy4all.co.uk/coops-map/
Last week John (our wind, hydro and solar Asset Manager) was at @westmillenergy.bsky.social looking at shading and controlling vegetation around the solar panels and equipment. Not a big issue as the sheep were already doing a great job. 👍 🌱
November 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Last week John (our wind, hydro and solar Asset Manager) was at @westmillenergy.bsky.social looking at shading and controlling vegetation around the solar panels and equipment. Not a big issue as the sheep were already doing a great job. 👍 🌱
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Are you a young person passionate about community, collaboration and creating change? 🌍
Join our Community Calls - a monthly online meet-up bringing together young people from across the UK who share co-operative values. 📣
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Join our Community Calls - a monthly online meet-up bringing together young people from across the UK who share co-operative values. 📣
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October 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Are you a young person passionate about community, collaboration and creating change? 🌍
Join our Community Calls - a monthly online meet-up bringing together young people from across the UK who share co-operative values. 📣
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Join our Community Calls - a monthly online meet-up bringing together young people from across the UK who share co-operative values. 📣
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Off-grid on Fridays 🍃 a tiny bit of positive news for the weekend.
This tiny rare moss was believed extinct in the UK, until its rediscovery in 2003. After recent ID training in the Cairngorms, volunteers, landowners & experts found Aspen Bristle-moss populations have doubled!🌿
Read the full story - https://loom.ly/V3tHfI8
📷Gus Routledge
#NationalMossDay
Read the full story - https://loom.ly/V3tHfI8
📷Gus Routledge
#NationalMossDay
October 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Off-grid on Fridays 🍃 a tiny bit of positive news for the weekend.
Our quarterly newsletter went out this week. If you want to hear when new share offers are live, plus community energy news, you can join here: energy4all.co.uk/register/
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October 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Our quarterly newsletter went out this week. If you want to hear when new share offers are live, plus community energy news, you can join here: energy4all.co.uk/register/
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Orkney Council has confirmed all profits from its new wind farm will go into local services - wealth will circulate locally, not flow to distant shareholders.
It's a glimpse of what community benefit from renewables can look like. But how typical is this?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
It's a glimpse of what community benefit from renewables can look like. But how typical is this?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Much fairer’: all profits from new Orkney windfarm to benefit locals
Construction due to begin in 2027 on what is expected to become UK’s largest publicly owned windfarm
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Orkney Council has confirmed all profits from its new wind farm will go into local services - wealth will circulate locally, not flow to distant shareholders.
It's a glimpse of what community benefit from renewables can look like. But how typical is this?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
It's a glimpse of what community benefit from renewables can look like. But how typical is this?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
New blog post up! Last week we were in Brussels for the final ACCE project event, unlocking finance for community energy projects across Europe. Find out more here: energy4all.co.uk/community-en... @rescoop.eu #communityenergy #localenergy #iyc2025
Connecting with European energy communities
Energy4All were in Brussels for the final ‘ACCE’ conference, sharing stories with community energy groups across Europe.
energy4all.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
New blog post up! Last week we were in Brussels for the final ACCE project event, unlocking finance for community energy projects across Europe. Find out more here: energy4all.co.uk/community-en... @rescoop.eu #communityenergy #localenergy #iyc2025
Going off-grid on Friday's: something non-energy related to brighten the day 🔆
Today’s #AutumnArrivalSpotlight is the Redpoll! 🍂
These tiny finches add a pop of colour with their red crowns and lively calls as they forage in flocks among birch and alder trees.
A winter treat from the north!
These tiny finches add a pop of colour with their red crowns and lively calls as they forage in flocks among birch and alder trees.
A winter treat from the north!
October 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Going off-grid on Friday's: something non-energy related to brighten the day 🔆
Why don’t all schools in the UK already have solar panels?: energy4all.co.uk/why-dont-all...
Why don't all schools in the UK already have solar panels?
Solar panels bring financial savings to schools as well as meeting climate goals, so what barriers are there and how can community energy help?
energy4all.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Why don’t all schools in the UK already have solar panels?: energy4all.co.uk/why-dont-all...
It's useful to check-in every now and then with what community energy & being a co-op means in practice, so here's Energy4All's development model...
September 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
It's useful to check-in every now and then with what community energy & being a co-op means in practice, so here's Energy4All's development model...
Love seeing the old footage of Westmill against the new - these co-ops continue to set a brilliant example for what community energy can achieve. We need more community projects of scale in the coming years.
📣 So excited to share this amazing video of Westmill: from one man's vision, to two #cooperatives with 3,000 members, generating enough #electricity to power around 4,500 homes, and donating £1m to the local #community ⚡ 💡 🏚️ 🤝 #coops #greenenergy #solarpower #wind
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sBm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sBm...
How people power built a wind farm
YouTube video by Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ)
www.youtube.com
September 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love seeing the old footage of Westmill against the new - these co-ops continue to set a brilliant example for what community energy can achieve. We need more community projects of scale in the coming years.
We were sad to learn of the passing of Anthony Woolhouse last week. Anthony founded the 2.4 MW community-owned West Solent Solar Farm near Lymington in Hampshire, one of the first of its kind in the UK and a fantastic legacy.
energy4all.co.uk/tribute-to-a...
energy4all.co.uk/tribute-to-a...
Tribute to Anthony Woolhouse, founder of West Solent Solar Co-operative
Anthony Woolhouse, founder of West Solent Solar Co-operative, passed away last week on Tuesday 12th August. Energy4All send our best wishes to his family as we reflect on the pioneering work he has co...
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August 19, 2025 at 8:48 AM
We were sad to learn of the passing of Anthony Woolhouse last week. Anthony founded the 2.4 MW community-owned West Solent Solar Farm near Lymington in Hampshire, one of the first of its kind in the UK and a fantastic legacy.
energy4all.co.uk/tribute-to-a...
energy4all.co.uk/tribute-to-a...
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NEW: UK electricity generation was over 50% renewable in 2024 for the first time, with fossil fuels falling to under a third (31.8%), also for the first time
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July 31, 2025 at 9:17 AM
NEW: UK electricity generation was over 50% renewable in 2024 for the first time, with fossil fuels falling to under a third (31.8%), also for the first time
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6889ec...
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Nice spotlight on @edinsolarcoop.bsky.social and the collaboration involved to get solar PV installed across the city: youtu.be/NDTHxtKkiTY?...
Edinburgh Solar Co op Case Study (SP Energy Networks)
YouTube video by Community Energy England
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July 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Nice spotlight on @edinsolarcoop.bsky.social and the collaboration involved to get solar PV installed across the city: youtu.be/NDTHxtKkiTY?...
Westmill's community fund is now live! If you live within a 25-mile radius of the site in Watchfield (Oxfordshire) and you have an environmental project in mind, have a look at their website for more info 👉
🚨Westmill Solar Coop is so excited to launch our Community Benefits Grants Scheme for 2025! 🎉🤗 Applications close at noon on 15th September 2025. See our website for eligibility and an application form: westmillenergy.coop/what-we-do/c...
#CommunityEnergy #solar #cooperatives #greenenergy
#CommunityEnergy #solar #cooperatives #greenenergy
July 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Westmill's community fund is now live! If you live within a 25-mile radius of the site in Watchfield (Oxfordshire) and you have an environmental project in mind, have a look at their website for more info 👉
In other news: this week we saw a new @moreincommonuk.bsky.social report confirming most Britons think government should do more to tackle climate change, and we saw a further £10m committed by GB Energy to put solar on community rooftops in 2025/6.
Despite political stunts, the direction is clear🍃
Despite political stunts, the direction is clear🍃
July 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
In other news: this week we saw a new @moreincommonuk.bsky.social report confirming most Britons think government should do more to tackle climate change, and we saw a further £10m committed by GB Energy to put solar on community rooftops in 2025/6.
Despite political stunts, the direction is clear🍃
Despite political stunts, the direction is clear🍃
If you live in or near Oxfordshire check out this free tour of Westmill Wind Farm and Solar Park this weekend. Shows the ambition of community energy.
Book a space on a guided #tour this Saturday at westmillenergy.coop/visit-westmi...! See the #technology up close & enjoy our beautiful #wildflowers 🌺🌼Credit to Hollie Blaydes for the beautiful photo 📸 🌞 #localenergy #communityenergy #solarpower #greenenergy #renewables #solarpanels #wind #cef2025
July 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
If you live in or near Oxfordshire check out this free tour of Westmill Wind Farm and Solar Park this weekend. Shows the ambition of community energy.
Great to see @westmillenergy.bsky.social being used as an example of good practice for onshore wind 👉
Wind Warrior, Gusty Gizmo...sound like comic book heroes?
They're actually wind turbines at one of the UK’s first co-operatively run onshore wind farms.
Our Onshore Wind Strategy will see more projects like this to help us get to clean power by 2030.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
They're actually wind turbines at one of the UK’s first co-operatively run onshore wind farms.
Our Onshore Wind Strategy will see more projects like this to help us get to clean power by 2030.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
July 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Great to see @westmillenergy.bsky.social being used as an example of good practice for onshore wind 👉
The onshore wind strategy has been released by DESNZ. For those in community energy, actions 16-19 are of most relevance:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
We welcome the strategy - our Chair Mike Smyth contributed as a taskforce delegate - but it's now imperative they deliver on the actions laid out.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
We welcome the strategy - our Chair Mike Smyth contributed as a taskforce delegate - but it's now imperative they deliver on the actions laid out.
Onshore wind strategy
Strategy setting out how the UK government will increase the deployment of onshore wind to help meet 2030 clean power targets.
www.gov.uk
July 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The onshore wind strategy has been released by DESNZ. For those in community energy, actions 16-19 are of most relevance:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
We welcome the strategy - our Chair Mike Smyth contributed as a taskforce delegate - but it's now imperative they deliver on the actions laid out.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
We welcome the strategy - our Chair Mike Smyth contributed as a taskforce delegate - but it's now imperative they deliver on the actions laid out.
"We all have a responsibility to “play it forward”. If we can, we should support other communities, who in turn will help the next generation" Nice words from Mark and Ilonka here✊
✨ Would you like to know our new president, @markluntley.bsky.social, and our new vice-president, Ilonka Marselis, a bit better?
👀 Check out this interview where they share their vision for REScoop.eu & reflect on their experience in the community energy movement!
🔗 www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...
👀 Check out this interview where they share their vision for REScoop.eu & reflect on their experience in the community energy movement!
🔗 www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...
July 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"We all have a responsibility to “play it forward”. If we can, we should support other communities, who in turn will help the next generation" Nice words from Mark and Ilonka here✊
This was a nice surprise - after calculating how much E4All solar schools saved on their energy bills (by hosting community-owned panels rather than paying market rate for their electricity) we found 6 co-ops saved the schools almost £1 million in ONE YEAR: energy4all.co.uk/schools-save...
Schools save close to £1 million on their energy bills thanks to community-owned solar
Schools in the UK saved an estimated £934,000 last year on their energy bills, through partnering with community energy groups.
energy4all.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This was a nice surprise - after calculating how much E4All solar schools saved on their energy bills (by hosting community-owned panels rather than paying market rate for their electricity) we found 6 co-ops saved the schools almost £1 million in ONE YEAR: energy4all.co.uk/schools-save...
The new 'What We Do' section really shows how much these co-ops contribute beyond generating clean energy - increasing biodiversity, working with researchers and supporting schools among others. Well done to everyone involved.
We are so excited to announce the launch of our new Westmill Energy #website at westmillenergy.coop; an excellent example of #co-operative #collaboration!
Many thanks to all of those who have made the new site possible! @jess-dunning.bsky.social @angelabryant.bsky.social @energy4alluk.bsky.social
Many thanks to all of those who have made the new site possible! @jess-dunning.bsky.social @angelabryant.bsky.social @energy4alluk.bsky.social
Homepage - Westmill Energy
Westmill Energy includes Westmill Wind Farm Co-operative, Westmill Solar Co-operative and Westmill Sustainable Energy Trust (WeSET).
westmillenergy.coop
July 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The new 'What We Do' section really shows how much these co-ops contribute beyond generating clean energy - increasing biodiversity, working with researchers and supporting schools among others. Well done to everyone involved.
For anyone who may have missed it on our website or LinkedIn - you have this weekend left to apply for our Renewable Energy Project Manager role based in the East Midlands/Yorkshire region. Lots of exciting projects in the pipeline in that area.
June 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
For anyone who may have missed it on our website or LinkedIn - you have this weekend left to apply for our Renewable Energy Project Manager role based in the East Midlands/Yorkshire region. Lots of exciting projects in the pipeline in that area.
It's our turn! Join other energy communities around Europe in listening to Mark and Mike from Energy4All chat about how renewable energy coops here in the UK can be financed.
🎧 A new #ACCE podcast is out!
🎙️ @markluntley.bsky.social and Mike Smyth from @energy4alluk.bsky.social use several examples from the UK to demonstrate the impact of community energy financing.
👇 Listen now:
open.spotify.com/episode/2Tgj...
🎙️ @markluntley.bsky.social and Mike Smyth from @energy4alluk.bsky.social use several examples from the UK to demonstrate the impact of community energy financing.
👇 Listen now:
open.spotify.com/episode/2Tgj...
June 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
It's our turn! Join other energy communities around Europe in listening to Mark and Mike from Energy4All chat about how renewable energy coops here in the UK can be financed.
While it's important to see the bigger picture (lack of rain has not been ideal for hydropower, and we are on course for a poor arable harvest) this is a good bit of news for UK solar - up 42% on last year
We need a diverse energy mix, the more of it in community ownership the better 🔆
We need a diverse energy mix, the more of it in community ownership the better 🔆
☀️📈 Solar surge!
Thanks to the sunniest spring on record, UK solar generation is up 42% compared to last year – hitting a record 7.6TWh in just five months!
That’s enough clean energy to avoid £600m in gas imports & prevent 6 million tonnes of CO₂. 🙌🌍
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks...
Thanks to the sunniest spring on record, UK solar generation is up 42% compared to last year – hitting a record 7.6TWh in just five months!
That’s enough clean energy to avoid £600m in gas imports & prevent 6 million tonnes of CO₂. 🙌🌍
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks...
Analysis: UK’s solar power surges 42% after sunniest spring on record - Carbon Brief
The UK’s solar farms and rooftops generated more electricity than ever before in the first five months of 2025.
www.carbonbrief.org
June 5, 2025 at 9:28 AM
While it's important to see the bigger picture (lack of rain has not been ideal for hydropower, and we are on course for a poor arable harvest) this is a good bit of news for UK solar - up 42% on last year
We need a diverse energy mix, the more of it in community ownership the better 🔆
We need a diverse energy mix, the more of it in community ownership the better 🔆