"Promoting the better use and supply
                  of energy to counter climate change"

With Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council we were able to provide a large amount of support as we had additional funding from the Energy Saving Trust to support their Solar Initiative. 
The website is still live if you want more information www.cambridge-energy4good.org.uk .  The renewables map is particularly interesting.

Renewable Technology Advice

All these schemes were designed to help people to install renewable technologies in their homes.  We provided a business hours phone line for householders, a ‘vetting’ procedure to create a list of registered installers and a surveying system to enable us to provide suitable advice to each enquirer.   Being independent meant that we were able to tell some people that their homes were too shaded to make Photovoltaics a good option, or not windy enough for a turbine.  However, for some people we told them that a certain technology was just right for them.  Then we told them how much it was likely to cost, we sent them more information, then we found them a couple of installers for quotes and finally we followed up to make sure that they were happy.

If your community would be interested in this kind of service then why not contact your local authority and ask them if they would be interested in helping you set something up?