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Kent Community Energy’s grants are helping vulnerable people across the county reduce their energy bills, creating benefits that reach far beyond individual households and strengthen the wider community. Social Enterprise Kent applied for a grant last year and received £5,000 to help reach even more people struggling to keep their homes warm and reduce fuel […]

Thanks in part to our grant, Emmaus in Dover, a community enterprise mitigating homelessness has made considerable progress in cutting their energy use and carbon emissions. Emmaus Dover offers a home for 27 adults experiencing homelessness at the former clifftop fort in Dover, where they have sweeping views of the famous White Cliffs and Dover […]

How uptake of renewables helps energy security and reduces fossil fuel imports

For half an hour on 8 July solar was producing 40% if the UK’s energy demand. Other new records are being set in 2025.

Dandelion Time, the Kent-based children’s charity that supports children with very challenging emotional issues, often resulting from trauma, abuse, or loss, were delighted to receive funding from Kent Community Energy to provide nature-based therapeutic support to local children and their families.

We believe in the power of people coming together to create a sustainable, thriving future. Our grant scheme is a testament to this belief, enabling local initiatives that tackle climate change, support vulnerable groups, and strengthen community connections.

This renewable energy asset near Sittingbourne consists of 20,000 solar panels, producing enough carbon free energy to power around 1,725 homes.