Resources
Acknowledging CARES support and promoting your project
This three-part guide explains how you should acknowledge support from the Scottish Government’s CARES when promoting your project.
ALoMCP: a note for local and community renewable energy generators
Guidance about the Accelerated Loss of Mains Change Programme (ALoMCP) for local and community renewable energy generators.
Annex: Community development theory and practice
This annex provides further insight into the theory and practice behind community development.
Annex: Developing a fund strategy
For those managing community benefit funds. This annex will help you to develop a strategy to guide effective distribution of the fund.
Annex: Governance arrangements
This annex provides an introduction to governance structures available for managing community benefits.
Annex: Guide to open grant making
This annex provides more guidance on how to promote your fund, and introduces tools and principles to help make good funding decisions.
Annex: Key questions for community benefit funds
Key questions to ask if a community benefit fund is part of the package of benefits available.
Annex: Overview and common opportunities and challenges
This annex gives an overview of community benefits, and looks at the common challenges and opportunities these offer.
Battery options guide
This battery summary table aims to help communities which are considering options for batteries.
Biomass
An introduction to the different ways you can develop a biomass project, including a step-by-step guide and links to other useful information.
CARES portal guidance
Our CARES portal guidance document give you step-by-step guidance on how to use the CARES portal.
Commercial advice for shared ownership models
A document outlining commercial advice for shared ownership models, developed by Harper Macleod LLP.