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Crossdykes wind farm

Technology: onshore wind

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Local Electricity Discount Schemes (LEDS)

Local electricity discount schemes (LEDS) can be designed to provide an annual discount on the electricity bills of consumers living near participatin...

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Dumfriesshire East Community Benefit Group (DECBG)

Project: Dumfriesshire East Community Benefit Group (DECBG) Community Action Plan

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Cree Valley Community Council

Cree Valley is located in the district of Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway. Cree Valley Community Council (CVCC), a statutory elected body, represents t...

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Vattenfall Unlock our Future Fund

The Unlock our Future Fund is a community benefit fund linked to the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre, which is owned and operated by Aberdeen...

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Burnfoot cluster

The Hillfoots are a string of villages at the foot of the Ochil Hills in Clackmannanshire. They comprise Menstrie, Alva, Tillicoultry and Coalsnaughto...

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Micro-grant schemes

Micro-grants – small amounts of money awarded to support small-scale activities in a community – are one method of distributing community benefit ...

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EDF Renewables Burnhead Moss Education and Training Fund

Fund name: Burnhead Moss Education and Training (BMET) Fund Fund donor: EDF Renewables Related renewable energy scheme: Burnhead Moss Wind Farm Techno...

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E.ON Rosehall Community Fund and SSE Achany Community Fund

This case study looks at arrangements for two community benefit funds supporting activity in three communities in central Sutherland: Lairg, Criech, a...

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Community Benefits: example role description for an advisory panel member

An example role description for an advisory panel member. Part of the Community Benefits Toolkit.

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