Communities
At Low Carbon Hub we believe that communities are the key to a clean energy future for Oxfordshire.
We work with community groups across Oxfordshire which have a focus on low carbon and sustainability actions. On this page you’ll find information on how we support communities, and how to get involved.
Low Carbon Hub are a wonderful group of kind, intelligent, committed people who have a clear vision for a clean, fairer energy system. Their expertise, guidance, and patience helped us through thorny issues like how best to incorporate, and how best to implement home and business energy use reduction programmes.
Angus Fraser
Heat Clanfield
Find a community group near you
There are lots of community groups around Oxfordshire working on low carbon and sustainability, which are always looking for passionate individuals to get involved in their work.
This includes the community groups which are part of the Low Carbon Hub network, as well as others working more broadly on climate change and sustainability (beyond energy) which are part of the CAG Oxfordshire network.
Working with community groups
We offer support and advice to communities across Oxfordshire interested in energy and their community. You can contact us via our helpdesk with your questions, or check out the help and support pages.
If you are an Oxfordshire-based community group who has a focus on energy you can also join Low Carbon Hub’s low carbon community group network. You can find out more here.
If your community group is already part of the Low Carbon Hub community group network, then head to our page for community members.
Community building energy efficiency checklist
Do you run a community building in Oxfordshire? Are you worried about the amount of energy you use? If you’re interested in making improvements to your building to save energy, then use our simple energy efficiency checklist for community buildings to start on your journey to saving energy.
You can also reach out to our expert Energy Solutions Oxfordshire programme to arrange a free energy assessment of your premises (normally worth £1,500).
Get advice from our helpdesk
We’re here to help if you have any questions about saving energy or developing your own community-owned renewable energy project.
If you’re a social enterprise elsewhere in the UK, or the world, and are interested in replicating Low Carbon Hub’s model for community-owned decentralised energy, we’re also happy to share information about our ethos and business model. And we’d love to learn about your experience too.
Community Energy England also has resources for community groups and an active forum for community energy practitioners.
Kirtlington Village Hall: solar panel battery
In 2019 Sustainable Kirtlington undertook a project to install 32 solar pv panels onto the roof of Kirtlington Village Hall. They initially applied for one of our Low Carbon Hub large grants, which allowed them to carry out an initial feasibility study, to see if the Hall roof was suitable for having solar pv panels installed. […]