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What does the Onshore Wind Sector Deal mean for communities? 

Community benefits are voluntary packages of benefits (often in the form of funds but may also include other benefits) that renewable energy busines...

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Good Practice Principles 

The community commitments within the Sector Deal support the Scottish Government’s Good Practice Principles for community benefits and shared owners...

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5. Scottish Government’s electricity framework agreement 2024 to 2029

Scottish Government recently signed-off an electricity framework agreement, which sets out a framework for the supply of electricity to public sector ...

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4.1. Relevant code modifications

While local supply is currently challenging and the licence exemptions regime is complex, some code modifications are underway which may enable new mo...

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Power Purchase Agreements and non-commodity relief

This briefing note was produced by Regen. It was written by Prina Sumaria and Robbie Evans from the just transition and communities team, and approved...

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4. Local supply for community generators

While instinctively many community energy generators are interested in selling their electricity to local households, this is challenging under curren...

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Balerno community centre

Location: Edinburgh

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Achmore and Stromeferry Village Hall

The Achmore and Stromeferry Village Hall is a hub for community events, groups and classes. The hall is in Achmore and is managed by the Achmore Commu...

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3.1 Merchant Power Purchase Agreements

Figure 1 A visual representation of a typical set up of a merchant PPA

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