{"id":6,"date":"2025-01-08T17:40:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T17:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poweringcommunities.co.uk\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2025-04-03T16:05:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T16:05:33","slug":"powering-communities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/poweringcommunities.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Powering Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav class=\"is-responsive items-justified-center alignfull wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Navigation\" \n\t\t data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" data-wp-context='{\"overlayOpenedBy\":{\"click\":false,\"hover\":false,\"focus\":false},\"type\":\"overlay\",\"roleAttribute\":\"\",\"ariaLabel\":\"Menu\"}'><button aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open\" 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wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/poweringcommunities.co.uk\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Powering Communities<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/poweringcommunities.co.uk\/?page_id=62\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Approach<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/poweringcommunities.co.uk\/?page_id=67\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Scope<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/poweringcommunities.co.uk\/?page_id=60\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Vision<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item 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class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Contact<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-008f4700c8a92765ba2d8d83b1b69191\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-873ee6b1 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7ee84d44 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--2\"><strong><strong>Empowering Communities. Powering Change.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Imagine communities across the UK\u2014once overlooked\u2014now thriving with clean energy, local ownership, and lasting opportunity. Shaping their own fairer future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/poweringcommunities.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pexels-expect-best-79873-744344-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poweringcommunities.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pexels-expect-best-79873-744344-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poweringcommunities.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pexels-expect-best-79873-744344-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poweringcommunities.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pexels-expect-best-79873-744344-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poweringcommunities.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pexels-expect-best-79873-744344-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/poweringcommunities.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pexels-expect-best-79873-744344-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>We are&nbsp;<strong>Powering Communities, a Community Interest Company<\/strong>. A community-led approach to regeneration. We work alongside people and places who\u2019ve been underserved for too long\u2014supporting them to lead their own energy transitions, grow local wealth, and drive lasting change.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It begins with&nbsp;power, clean,&nbsp;renewable energy\u2014owned and directed by the communities it serves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What We Do<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Community Energy. Community Wealth.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We collaborate with communities\u2014especially those historically excluded from investment\u2014to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Develop 100% community-owned renewable energy projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lower energy costs for households experiencing fuel poverty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reinvest energy income into priorities defined by the community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support inclusive economic growth&nbsp;and opportunity for individuals,&nbsp;rooted in local leadership<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We work to remove the barriers\u2014technical, financial, and systemic\u2014that get in the way of community ambition. And we walk alongside communities as they build the future they want.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1022\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poweringcommunities.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-08-at-18.30.43-1022x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Join the Movement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is community-powered change. It\u2019s renewable. It\u2019s resilient. And it\u2019s just getting started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re a community ready to lead, a partner ready to collaborate, or an investor who wants to create shared value\u2014we\u2019d love to connect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Get in touch. 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