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Energy Prospects is distinct from most other renewable energy co-operatives. It was created by Energy4All back in 2010 to fund the development of other projects.

Initially, the co-op raised £1 million through a public share offer and focused on developing wind projects. Since then Energy Prospects has evolved to support many different types of renewable energy.

We have more than 300 supportive members who want to help other renewable energy co-ops overcome the barriers of development.

So far Energy Prospects has supported more than 15 other co-ops through seed capital, loans, and funding other useful activity. Read about the projects here.

Knowing that the backing of Energy Prospects is possible has enabled many community energy projects to go ahead. These projects are not just contributing to our clean energy goals, they are putting the ownership and benefits of renewables into the hands of ordinary people across the UK.

Mean Moor (3 turbines) and neighbouring High Winds (2 turbines)

High Winds Community Energy Society, 5x 2.3 MW turbines in community ownership near Ulverston in Cumbria

10 year anniversaries for 6 renewable energy societies!
Much of the conversation around community energy in the UK is focused on what comes next – scaling up, unlocking grid access, and reaching the ambition of 8 GW of community and locally owned power by 2030. As we reach the end of 2025, we want to pause and look back. This year, six renewable… […]
Explore all the co-ops in the Energy4All family
Energy4All have, for the first time, consolidated all our member co-operatives and their individual renewable energy sites into one community energy map: click here to go to the map. Our old map showed the centre for each of our 35 member co-ops, but this doesn't capture the full story - for example The Schools' Energy… […]
NLCE is nominated for a Community Energy England award!
North Lincolnshire Community Energy (NLCE), part of the Energy4All family of co-ops, has been nominated for this year's Community Energy England awards in the Community Energy Excellence (Large Organisation) category. This is fantastic recognition for a co-op that has grown at pace over the last two years, now with 34 solar installations in North Lincolnshire… […]
Connecting with European energy communities
Last week Energy4All were in Brussels for the final ‘ACCE’ conference: ACCE is a European Union LIFE Programme funded project, creating simple and effective financial tools for energy communities. The ACCE project focused on creating and developing Community Energy Financing Schemes, or ‘CEFS’, in different countries with varying levels of existing support. In the Netherlands… […]
Why don’t all schools in the UK already have solar panels?
At present only around 20% of UK schools have solar panels, even though the renewable technology appears to be an easy win for its ability to save schools money long-term whilst cutting their environmental impact. The British public are overwhelmingly in support of solar panels on public buildings, and the financial benefits are clear. Last… […]