Don't let North-East Scotland miss out — again.
We help Community Councils unlock their share of the community benefits owed when windfarms, battery sites and transmission infrastructure are built off our coast and across our hills.
That's the estimated yearly community benefit owed to North-East Scotland once the 24 GW pipeline of windfarms, BESS and transmission projects is in place.
“We missed out on community benefits from oil and gas. Let's not make the same mistake again.”
A once-in-a-generation opportunity.
North-East Scotland is at the centre of the UK's biggest energy build-out. The money that should flow back to our communities is real and quantifiable.
Pipeline of offshore wind, onshore wind, BESS and transmission projects on our doorstep.
Per 1 GW per year — the benchmark for community benefit at onshore precedent rates.
Per 9-CC charity per GW per year — what a typical cluster of Community Councils could share.
Annual value to a single 9-CC charity once all offshore projects have been completed.
Three things. Done properly.
Form the right charity
We help groups of Community Councils set up a single charity built to receive and distribute community-benefit payments cleanly.
Identify what your community really needs
GP capacity, transport, food banks, childcare, hospice beds — we help you map the needs that benefit money should actually fix.
Make a powerful proposal
We help you put a credible, well-evidenced ask in front of the operator — one that justifies a meaningful sum, not a token gesture.
Real things. In real villages.
Community benefit isn't a corporate logo on a noticeboard. Done properly it pays for services that the public sector has stopped delivering.
The 75-kilometres-out-to-sea objection.
“Our turbines are 75 kilometres out at sea. They're not visible. There's no local impact. Why would we pay community benefit?”
The cables, substations and onshore works land on our coastline. The political and social licence for offshore wind is granted by the communities looking out at it. 0.75% of gross is small money to you and life-changing money to a village.
A small team. A clear job.
Tony Ware
Tony has spent his career making things happen in industry. He started NES-CBC after hearing the oil-and-gas community-benefit opportunity had slipped away. He coordinates the work directly with Community Council Secretaries.
Advisor — to be confirmed
An experienced charity trustee will join NES-CBC to oversee the charitable structure and reporting model used by the CC clusters.
Advisor — to be confirmed
An advisor with operator-side experience will join NES-CBC to help structure proposals operators will recognise and respect.
Talk to Tony.
20 minutes. No commitment. We'll explain what's possible for your Community Council.