Southwark community energy fund

Your experience

Weighting: 1

Relationship with the local community

What experience do you have of working with the local community where the proposed project is located? If none, how do you intend to work with other experts or community groups including Community Energy Groups (CEGs)?

Developing energy projects 

What experience do you have delivering community energy projects?

Working in partnership

To what extent have you investigated opportunities for working jointly. This might be with other community groups who are working towards similar goals or community energy sector experts? If not, have you explained why you haven't?

Planning a successful project

Weighting: 1

Research

How much have you investigated the feasibility of the project before your application? Have planning issues, lease and legal negotiations, and site access been considered?

Project plan

To what extent is there a clear project plan in place with milestones to deliver the project? Are the risks manageable?

Project budget

Is your proposed budget, and the associated costs, realistic and reasonable?

Route to delivery

Weighting: 1

Delivery plan

Do you have a clear delivery plan in place for pre-feasibility works identified through project development? You should support this with a timetable of milestones leading to anticipated delivery of measures within 1 year of funding being provided.

Understanding of stakeholders

Have you identified the important stakeholders you will need to engage to deliver the project (for example, landlords, local authority)

Inspiring others

How much will this project help inspire others to become involved in community energy projects?

Additionality

Weighting: 2

How much does the SCEF funding enable or enhance your project? Can it happen without the SCEF funding?

Outcome (carbon saving) and next steps

Weighting: 2

Carbon saving 

Does the project lead to meaningful carbon savings?

Next steps

Have you defined clear next steps after this pre-feasibility stage?

Project impact

Weighting: 2

Job creation and retention, and skills

To what extent does your project lead to jobs being created or retained. How does it assist the economy? Does it help with the cost of living crisis? 

Community empowerment and cohesion 

Does your project demonstrate an ability to support community cohesion and wellbeing, or address other community specific needs and challenges of that locality?

Innovation

Weighting: 1

Technology

Is your proposed project innovative? Does it use new technologies, or existing technologies in a new way?

Research ­

Does your project provide new ways of thinking about the future delivery of community energy projects?

Your experience

Weighting: 1

Relationship with the local community

What experience do you have of working with the local community where the proposed project is located? If none, how do you intend to work with other experts or community groups including Community Energy Groups (CEGs)?

Developing energy projects 

What experience do you have delivering community energy projects?

Working in partnership

To what extent have you investigated opportunities for working jointly. This might be with other community groups who are working towards similar goals or community energy sector experts? If not, have you explained why you haven't?

Planning a successful project

Weighting: 1

Research

How much have you investigated the feasibility of the project before your application? Have planning issues, lease and legal negotiations, and site access been considered?

Project plan

To what extent is there a clear project plan in place with milestones to deliver the project? Are the risks manageable?

Project budget

Is your proposed budget, and the associated costs, realistic and reasonable?

Route to delivery

Weighting: 1

Delivery plan

Do you have a clear delivery plan in place for feasibility works identified through project development? You should support this with a timetable of milestones leading to anticipated delivery of measures within one year of funding being provided.

Understanding of stakeholders

Have you identified the important stakeholders you will need to engage to deliver the project (for example, landlords, local authority)

Inspiring others

How much will this project help inspire others to become involved in community energy projects?

Additionality

Weighting: 2

How much does the SCEF funding enable or enhance your project? Can it happen without the SCEF funding?

Outcome (carbon saving)

Weighting: 4

Does the project lead to meaningful carbon savings?

Project impact

Weighting: 2

Job creation and retention, and skills

To what extent does your project lead to jobs being created or retained. How does it assist the economy? Does it help with the cost of living crisis? 

Community empowerment and cohesion 

Does your project demonstrate an ability to support community cohesion and wellbeing, or address other community specific needs and challenges of that locality?

Innovation

Weighting: 1

Technology

Is your proposed project innovative? Does it use new technologies, or existing technologies in a new way?

Research ­

Does your project provide new ways of thinking about the future delivery of community energy projects?

Your experience

Weighting: 1

Relationship with the local community

What experience do you have of working with the local community where the proposed project is located? If none, how do you intend to work with other experts or community groups including Community Energy Groups (CEGs)?

Developing energy projects 

What experience do you have delivering community energy projects?

Working in partnership

To what extent have you investigated opportunities for working jointly. This might be with other community groups who are working towards similar goals or community energy sector experts? If not, have you explained why you haven't?

Planning a successful project

Weighting: 2

Research

How much have you investigated the feasibility of the project before your application? Have planning issues, lease and legal negotiations, and site access been considered?

Project plan

Do you have a clear project plan in place with milestones to deliver the project? Are the risks manageable?

Project budget

Is your proposed budget, and the associated costs, realistic and reasonable?

Route to delivery

Weighting: 1

Delivery plan

Do you have a clear delivery plan in place for capital works identified through project development? You should support this with a timetable of milestones leading to anticipated delivery of measures within 2 years of funding being provided.

Understanding of stakeholders

Have you identified the important stakeholders you will need to engage to deliver the project (for example, landlords, local authority)

Inspiring others

How much will this project help inspire others to become involved in community energy projects?

Additionality

Weighting: 2

How much does the SCEF funding enable or enhance your project? Can it happen without the SCEF funding?

Outcome (carbon saving)

Weighting: 4

Does the project lead to meaningful carbon savings?

Project impact

Weighting: 2

Job creation and retention, and skills

To what extent does your project lead to jobs being created or retained. How does it assist the economy? Does it help with the cost of living crisis? 

Community empowerment and cohesion 

Does your project demonstrate an ability to support community cohesion and wellbeing, or address other community specific needs and challenges of that locality?

Innovation

Weighting: 1

Technology

Is your proposed project innovative? Does it use new technologies, or existing technologies in a new way?

Research ­

Does your project provide new ways of thinking about the future delivery of community energy projects?

Your experience

Weighting: 2

Relationship with the local community

What experience do you have of working with the local community where the proposed project is located? If none, how do you intend to work with other experts or community groups including Community Energy Groups (CEGs)?

Capacity building

How much will your project lead to the development of new skills and capacity for further community energy projects? Will your use of revenue help catalyse other community energy projects or other community benefits?

Working in partnership

To what extent have you investigated opportunities for working jointly. This might be with other community groups who are working towards similar goals or community energy sector experts? If not, have you explained why you haven't?

Planning a successful project

Weighting: 1

Research and engagement

How much have you investigated the demonstrated that the project's outcomes will be achieved through the means identified?

Project plan

Do you have a clear project plan in place with milestones to deliver the project? Are the risks manageable?

Project budget

Is your proposed budget, and the associated costs, realistic and reasonable?

Route to delivery

Weighting: 1

Delivery plan

Are the works required for the successful delivery of the project specified? You should support this with a timetable of milestones leading to anticipated delivery of measures within 2 years of funding being provided. 

Stakeholders

Have you identified the important stakeholders needed for delivery? 

Inspiring others

How much will this project help inspire others to become involved in community energy projects?

Additionality

Weighting: 2

How much does the SCEF funding enable or enhance your project? Can it happen without the SCEF funding?

Project impact

Weighting: 4

Job creation and retention, and skills

To what extent does your project lead to jobs being created or retained. How does it assist the economy? Does it help with the cost of living crisis? 

Community empowerment and cohesion 

Does your project demonstrate an ability to support community cohesion and wellbeing? Does it address other community specific needs and challenges of that locality?

Diversity and inclusivity

Does this project aim to be inclusive and diverse, welcoming participants from different backgrounds and demographics to ensure a representative and equitable approach?