Energy and community

Thinking about fitting solar panels to your village hall? Want to cut heating and lighting bills at your social club? Can your street generate its own electricity? This section will provide you with ideas and information to help your community energy project become a reality, and make your neighbourhood, village or town a more sustainable place to live. Learn about other projects, locally and further afield, and find where to get more detailed advice.

• Getting a community energy project started
• Pointers to a successful project
• What is a community energy project?

Case Studies and Schemes

Looking for inspiration? See how people  across Staffordshire have been putting community energy ideas into practice, and setting out on the path to a sustainable low-carbon future. Also listed are some current schemes that might interest or benefit you or your organization.

• Community sustainability projects in Staffordshire
• Derrington Village Hall's energy makeover
• Derrington Way Ahead: taking the low-carbon route
• Home energy visits offer a helping hand
• Penkside Project
• Stafford Area Community Solar
• Stafford Area Community Solar: FAQs
• Warmer Holmcroft: helping to cut household energy bills

Where to find help

Here we highlight useful sources of help and information if you are involved in community energy or sustainability projects - whether you are still thinking about it, or well underway. A helping hand can turn your ambition into action!

• No fun without funding? Strategies and sources
• Useful websites

What's on

Listings of events, meetings, courses, activities, etc. that relate to community energy or low-carbon projects. If you would like your event listed, please contact us via email on info@saveyourenergy.org.uk or phone (01785) 603387.

Sat 11 Feb Stafford Friends of the Earth: Action in Stafford's Market Square about FOE's Final Demand campaign on reforming UK energy suppliers. From 9.30 am til noon.

Sat 11 Feb til 18 Feb 'There is No Planet B': art exhibition on an environmental theme at St Chad's Church, Greengate St, Stafford. For more info or to enter contact Geoffrey White via

Sat 18 Feb Stafford Area Community Solar display in Market Square, Stafford.

Thurs 23 Feb Transition Town Stafford: Action Group meeting at the Vine Hotel, Salter St, Stafford; all welcome

Tues 28 Feb Save Energy Save Money workshop, Stone Signpost Centre, 10.00 am til 12.30 pm. For more info or to book your place contact Stafford & Rural Homes on 0800 111 4544.

Wed 7 Mar Sustainability Matters: bimonthly meeting (at Vine Hotel, Salter Street, Stafford). Starts 7.30 pm. All welcome. To confirm venue email: roberthine@btinternet.com

Thurs 22 Mar Transition Town Stafford: Action Group meeting at the Vine Hotel, Salter St, Stafford; all welcome