Prina Sumaria

New paper highlights critical role of DNOs in enabling community energy to scale

Our latest paper, produced for National Grid Electricity Distribution, examines the key trends, development pathways and innovations that will shape the future of community energy – and considers how DNO leadership can influence these.

Toolkit aims to help London authorities empower community energy in their area

Working with London Councils and Repowering London, Regen has created guidance to help time-constrained local authority officers enable community energy in their borough to flourish.

Regen's response to the government's review of the Fuel Poverty Strategy

The ‘Review of the Fuel Poverty Strategy’ consultation comes at a critical time in the net zero transition. Regen’s response is focused on the intersection between fuel poverty and net zero.

Why are disabled people more vulnerable to rising energy costs and what should be done about it?

The energy crisis poses a devastating challenge for many this winter. Though the recent announcement of the Government's Energy Price Guarantee has taken a small step in the right direction by setting the typical household's bills at £2,500, there are many groups still at severe, potentially life-threatening risk. One such group includes those with a disability who will likely pay more than the average £2,500.

Our highlights from the Devon Community Energy Network spring gathering

The Devon Community Energy Network hosted their annual Spring Gathering in March 2023 at Dartington Hall in Devon. This year, Regen's George Middlemiss and Prina Sumaria helped the Devon-based network to organise and run the day.

Regen submits response to community benefit for electricity transmission infrastructure consultation

The UK government has announced plans to support community benefits from electricity transmission infrastructure. Rebecca Windemer, Planning and Communities Lead at Regen, unpacks why this announcement is important, what it might mean for communities and key next steps to ensure the plans are delivered fairly.

A day in the life of 2035: our future electricity system

Our new and improved final report with National Grid ESO analyses how the future net zero energy system will operate in challenging conditions on a difficult summer day and a difficult winter day in 2035.

Delivering local benefit from offshore renewables: working towards a new model for community benefit and local ownership

Read the final report from our study exploring how offshore renewable projects can provide benefits to local communities and areas, what local benefits look like in an offshore context, and why they are vital to a just transition and social acceptability for future projects in the UK.

Ensuring local energy benefits people and communities

Regen was commissioned by ClimateXChange on behalf of the Scottish Government to explore how local and community-owned energy could help drive Scotland’s just transition.

Regen's response to call for evidence on barriers to community energy

In our response to the government's recent call for evidence on the barriers to community energy, we've focused on the challenges facing generation projects, on the basis that the barriers around energy efficiency and retrofit require wider system change not specific to community energy.

Sharing Power: unlocking shared ownership for a fast and fair net zero transition

This paper provides a comprehensive framework for how shared ownership can support a just energy transition, offering detailed actions for the UK government and GB Energy to harness its potential for people, planet and the UK's net zero mission.