Join a community group
Warmer homes, lower bills and cleaner energy, starting on your street.
Community power
One of the best things you can do is join a community group near you. Across Oxfordshire, local people are already making a real difference, and they’d love your help.
We believe communities are the key to a clean energy future. Community groups take clean energy action into every corner of the county. They cut carbon, tackle fuel poverty, improve homes and help their communities cope with whatever comes next.
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 group near you
Our group finder lists community groups across Oxfordshire that are part of the Low Carbon Hub network – covering a range of interests from energy and transport to food, waste, biodiversity and more. Each listing includes a description of what the group does and how to get in touch directly, so you can find a group that matches your interests and reach out to get involved.
You can also find groups working more broadly on climate change and sustainability through the CAG Oxfordshire network.
What community groups do
From solar panels and repair cafés to community orchards and thermal imaging, local groups are taking practical action on climate change in villages, towns and neighbourhoods across Oxfordshire. Whatever your skills or interests, there’s likely a group that could use your help.
Do you run a community building?
If you manage a community building in Oxfordshire, our energy efficiency checklist is a practical starting point for reducing your energy use and cutting costs. You can also arrange a free energy assessment of your premises through our Energy Solutions Oxfordshire programme – normally worth £1,500.
Not sure where to start?
Get in touch via our helpdesk with any questions about saving energy or getting involved in community energy. You can also explore our help and support pages.
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. […]