16 December 2011

The Community Sustainable Energy Programme (CSEP) has opened for its final capital funding round. The programme is run by BRE, an award partner of the Big Lottery Fund.

The CSEP funds community organisations for the installation of microgeneration technologies, such as solar panels or biomass boilers, as well as energy efficiency measures including loft and cavity wall insulation. Applications for the final round will be accepted for heat generating technologies and energy efficiency measures only.

The programme aims to achieve the following outcomes:

• Reduction in CO2 emissions
• Increased community awareness of climate change and how this can be reduced through changes to our behaviour
• An increased skills base of local trades (such as local builders and building service subcontractors working on renewable energy projects for the first time)
• Reduced energy bills
• Reduced reliance on imported energy and increased independence from commercial energy suppliers
• Stronger partnerships within local communities with lasting social benefits
• Growth of local enterprise in new technologies.

Community organisations are encouraged to apply online by visiting the CSEP website.

Deadline: 29 February 2012

Contact: CSEP
Telephone: 0845 3 671 671 (Changing Spaces helpline)
Email: info@communitysustainable.org.uk
Website: http://www.communitysustainable.org.uk/