20 h. ago South Lanarkshire communities to benefit from over 7m in funding

Local communities are set to receive the financial support available as SP Energy Networks will launch a new Community Benefit Fund in January 2026.

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4 d. ago Voices: ‘Watchdogs just watch us get ripped off’: Readers slam energy bill hikes

Our community reacted with outrage to rising energy bills, criticising companies for prioritising shareholder profits over infrastructure investment

Science

5 d. ago ‘We miss having a dog but it’s the price you pay’: the village that banned pets to save wildlife

Australian eco community is a sanctuary for native animals and a showcase of sustainable livingBill Smart has never heard the word “solarpunk”. But the softly spoken 77-year-old lights up when given the definition from Wikipedia: a literary, artistic and social movement that envisions and works towards actualising a sustainable future interconnected with nature and community.Solar refers not just to renewable energy but to an optimistic, anti-dystopian vision of the future. Punk is an allusion to its countercultural, do-it-yourself ethic. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago Voices: ‘A national disgrace’: Readers on energy poverty this winter

Our community agreed that rising energy bills, poor insulation, and inefficient housing are forcing many families into dangerously cold homes

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3 w. ago ‘We’re proud to be pioneers’: inside Spain’s community energy revolution

From Taradell to Galicia, cooperatives are supplying cheap, clean electricity to homes and helping tackle fuel povertyIt began in the small Catalan town of Taradell as a plan to provide local people with allotments where they could grow their own food.Four activists came together with the aim of promoting good environmental practices in local agriculture and business, as well as supplying renewable energy. The project, however, was about much more than growing vegetables. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Hagshaw Hill supercharged: Scotland’s first windfarm back online

Scotland’s first commercial windfarm has been supercharged to deliver more clean energy and a bumper boost to community benefit funds.

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