Since the launch of Bristol’s very own Community Energy Strategy Manchester community energy groups have been inspired to to develop their own strategy. The Department for Energy and Climate Change has now launched the national community energy strategy which BEN features on page 48.
First Energy Action Group meeting
CSE, in partnership with TLT LLP, is running a free one-day surgery for community groups, which aims to get them ready to make an application to the Rural Community Energy Fund.
Bristol Green Capital Partnership Energy Action Group informal Steering Group meeting – please come along if you’re interested in being involved with the development of the Action Group
Click here to register and for more information
Community Energy Champions – Booking Open
“At Regen we spend a lot of time shouting about the good things going on with community energy and the commercial renewables sector. We would love you to join us which is why we are launching Community Energy Champions. We are looking to recruit a band of enthusiastic and confident supporters of community and renewable energy who can stand up locally in favour of projects in the south west.”
Nesta and ODI are also holding a meet up in Bristol on 3rd March to talk through the Energy Open Data Challenge – further details here.
Dear BEN supporter/member,
There will be a few changes to the orginal agenda as BEN has been nominated to facilitate the new Bristol Green Capital sub group with support from CSE. We will therefore be discussing who is interested in being involved in this, how often the sub group will meet, and the remit and focus of the sub group as well as constitution of BEN.This email contains a brief agenda for the next BEN meeting, as well as some important additional information, including:
BMW i have teamed up with Next Green Car and Source West to organise an event on the evening of Monday 20 January at City Hall, 5:30 – 8:00. 
Zero Carbon Bristol – how do we get there?