We’re a small, hands-on team focused on practical, replicable community heat projects. Our mission is to help villages, towns and estates tap local renewables, share warmth fairly and decarbonise heat together.
Our mission
Village Heat Share helps communities turn local clean power into warm homes and buildings. We partner with residents, site owners and local groups to host small, quiet data centres that supply useful heat to nearby homes and community buildings — cutting bills and carbon while keeping value local.
We work openly, co-design with local people, and use simple, fair models so everyone knows who owns what and how the benefits are shared.
Village Heat Share, is funded by the Energy Redress Scheme. The Scheme allocates voluntary payments from energy companies—arising from Ofgem’s enforcement or compliance activity—to charities that support energy consumers in vulnerable situations across England, Scotland and Wales. Our grant was awarded in Round 12 to progress this community-led programme.
Our programme at a glance
The Village Heat Share project runs from October 2025 to September 2027. We’re building a pipeline of community projects nationwide. The plan is to:
- Screen 100 nominated sites (quick checks on renewable power, heat uses, space and connectivity)
- Progress ~20 desktop feasibility studies (routing options, outline sizing, costs and carbon)
- Complete 5 full feasibility studies (detailed design, delivery plan and funding pathway)
Throughout, we share updates, templates and learning so other communities can copy what works.