Welcome to Northern Powergrid Foundation

Northern Powergrid Foundation helps communities across the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire turn their energy challenges into opportunities. We provide funding and support to community organisations so they can tackle local energy-related challenges and build stronger, more inclusive communities, particularly when people are facing hardship or emergencies.

Our Impact

 Imagine a community where every resident has access to sustainable energy during emergencies like storm-induced power cuts. This vision is becoming a reality thanks to Northern Powergrid Foundation's Community Resilience Projects!

Take a look at some of our work

Our aim is to improve access to energy resilience, net zero networks, and fuel poverty innovation to communities in the Northern Powergrid area.

Here are stories from our first year: Dipton Jubilee Centre, Stocksfield Community Centre, and Upper Don Community Energy were among the 93 communities we’ve supported.

Energy Resilience Grant

We’re Here to Help Your Community though our Flagship Energy Resilience Grant!

Twice a year, we offer grants of up to £20,000 to support projects that build stronger, more resilient communities.

These projects often focus on creating community hubs with solar panels, back up batteries and generators, helping keep people safe and connected during power outages, while also promoting greener energy and self-sufficiency, Now with small  energy efficiency measures included as part of the wider project! 

Our most recent grant recipients are now getting ready to bring their ideas to life, and we’re proud to be supporting them every step of the way.

We are open to Expressions of Interest!

We are committed to supporting impactful projects, so we encourage applicants to spend time developing their application. 

Our communities are benefitting

Suzanne Longley, Northcliffe Environmental Enterprises Team said “At N.E.E.T we are extremely grateful to Northern Powergrid Foundation for the opportunity to develop our site with a renewable energy source, incorporating our sustainability goals. The support from Northern Powergrid Foundation through the application process and afterwards has been excellent and their commitment to understanding and engaging with communities facing real energy challenges is genuine and makes a difference.”

Karen Froggatt, CEO of The Glendale Gateway Trust said: "Working together with Wooler Parish Council our plans to further our role as an emergency response hub for local residents and vital services have come to fruition with the Foundation funded generator to go alongside our solar panels and battery storage. The existing kit didn’t have enough capacity to support the whole centre, but the generator can now support this. The centre tries to accommodate the community‘s needs, but we can't do this alone, we are fortunate to have received funding to support our resilience project."  

Other community support available

Northern Powergrid, the electricity distributor for the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, supports the community in which it serves with services offered to those that need extra advice or support in a power cut, can advise on how to prepare for power interruptions, especially during the winter months and through partners provide energy advice support.