Question reference: S6W-22527
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 30 October 2023
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Current status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 9 November 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many groups are currently being supported by the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) supports communities across Scotland to participate in, and benefit from, the energy transition. CARES has advised over 1,000 organisations, offered funding of over £61 million to over 800 projects, and helped support the installation of 58.6 MW of renewable energy.
311 organisations are currently progressing live projects through CARES. A breakdown by local authority area is provided in the following table.
These figures relate to the date when CARES funding was offered, and so do not necessarily correlate to when the funding is drawn down or spent by organisations.
Local Authority areas | No of Organisations supported |
Aberdeen City | 10 |
Aberdeenshire | 18 |
Angus | 3 |
Argyll and Bute | 25 |
Clackmannanshire | 2 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 18 |
Dundee City | 8 |
East Ayrshire | 14 |
East Dunbartonshire | 1 |
East Lothian | 5 |
East Renfrewshire | 2 |
Edinburgh City | 14 |
Falkirk | 3 |
Fife | 15 |
Glasgow City | 13 |
Highland | 43 |
Inverclyde | 1 |
Midlothian | 3 |
Moray | 14 |
North Ayrshire | 9 |
North Lanarkshire | 6 |
Orkney Islands | 11 |
Perth & Kinross | 10 |
Renfrewshire | 2 |
Scottish Borders | 18 |
Shetland Islands | 9 |
South Ayrshire | 7 |
South Lanarkshire | 9 |
Stirling | 6 |
West Dunbartonshire | 1 |
West Lothian | 3 |
Western Isles | 8 |
Grand Total | 311 |