Our partners

Our national partners

Community Energy England

Community Energy England (CEE) is the only organisation dedicated to supporting and facilitating community energy organisations and the broader sector in England. As the voice of the sector, it is uniquely positioned to lobby government and advocate on behalf of community energy organisations and the sector as a whole. By fostering connections between practitioners and stakeholders and advocating for better support for the sector, CEE enables community energy organisations to take advantage of new opportunities, overcome barriers and to navigate the energy policy environment effectively. Find out more.

Green Economy

We have a strategic partnership with Green Economy, a not-for-profit organisation that helps UK businesses to decarbonise with advice, training and support that delivers long-term resilience, environmental credibility and financial savings. This partnership is intended to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their employees through the energy transition in a way that is fair, proportionate and aligned with our social DSO strategy, ensuring that SMEs are not disadvantaged by decarbonisation, electrification and increasing network constraints. One of the first projects we have developed with Green Economy is our Empower training programme, designed to help local authorities develop their Local Area Energy Plans.

UK100

We are a member of UK100 which supports the most ambitious councils to go further and faster on their net zero and clean air targets. Local authorities have a unique leadership role in tackling the climate crisis and UK100's role is to foster collaboration with them. They facilitate knowledge-sharing between members, encourage partnership-building and provide leadership and outreach mentoring.

Greater Manchester

Bee Net Zero

The Bee Net Zero partnership brings together a range of trusted organisations and support programmes from across Greater Manchester. Its aim is to make Greater Manchester the easiest place in the UK to become a net zero business. It does this by providing clear guidance and helping businesses of all sizes to identify opportunities to cut costs, improve efficiency, adopt low-carbon solutions and contribute to the area's 2038 net zero target. Visit the Bee Net Zero website for resources, case studies and content to help your business on the journey to net zero.

Lancashire

Boost

Led by Lancashire County Council, Boost is Lancashire's Business Growth Hub whose mission is to help Lancashire businesses thrive. Their funded service provides a range of vital support functions, including an online business support directory, an events portal, a range of funded programmes to support businesses across multiple sectors and a knowledge hub to share practical insights, advice and inspiration to help businesses start, grow and scale. You can contact Boost business support helpdesk on 0800 488 0057 or via their website.

Cumbria

Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership

A partnership of more than eighty organisations from across Cumbria, the partnership's vision is to work towards a net zero carbon county by 2037. It works to ensure the region benefits from the economic and environmental opportunities of the transition, plan and deliver a transformational programme of climate action and mitigate the impacts of existing climate change. Find out more.

Cumbria Tourism

An official Local Visitor Economy Partnership, Cumbria Tourism represents and supports 4,500 tourism businesses across Cumbria. Its priority is to maximise the reputation of Cumbria regionally, nationally and internationally. It reinvests profits to strengthen the visitor economy and member businesses, and aims to develop sustainable tourism products and experiences and manage tourism growth in line with environmental, cultural and community priorities. Find out more.

Enterprising Cumbria

Working with local authorities, Enterprising Cumbria works to boost economic development across the county. It acts as the voice of the business community and leads strategic activity to strengthen business resilience and competitiveness. It also delivers programmes to support business innovation and growth and develops skills to upskill the current workforce and prepare future talent. Find out more.