State of the sector

State of the sector

Electricity North West supports the annual survey to gain insight into the current state of the community energy sector in the North West region to enables us to better support and collaborate with community energy organisations to make sure they play a full role in the drive toward net zero.

Electricity North West supports the annual survey to gain insight into the current state of the community energy sector in the North West region to enables us to better support and collaborate with community energy organisations to make sure they play a full role in the drive toward net zero. ​ 

Headlines from the 2022-23 report: 

  • 48 groups across the north west with 4 newly registered groups; 
  • 29 newly created FTE posts bring the total FTE staff to 72 employed in the sector; 
  • 4,900 members belong to a north west community energy group; 
  • 17.7MW of installed electricity capacity generating 37.7GWh of community owned electricity 
  • 111 new EV charge points installed; 
  • £1.3m development funding secured; 
  • £2.2m investment raised for new projects; 
  • Just over £75K community benefit fund spent.  

You can download the full report and previous years below.