OnPath Together for communities
We are committed to helping everyone embrace the benefits of renewable energy and we make long-term commitments to ensure the communities surrounding our projects benefit from their presence. This is our unique approach to development that we call OnPath Together.
OnPath Together
For communities
We care about what we do and the way that we do it. We go above and beyond to engage with local communities and ensure they share in the benefits of our renewables projects.
Our commitment is to:
- Treat you with respect and consideration and strive to deliver excellence in our engagement with you
- Work with you to develop inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable new communities
- Explore how our developments can deliver lasting tangible benefits to your local community
- Support your community with investment and opportunity
OnPath in numbers
£6 million+
channelled to local communities to date through our wind farm community funds
£1.46M/MW
average spend on local contracts between our Kype Muir and Middle Muir projects
652
Combined local jobs delivered by our Kype & Middle Muir projects during development & construction
Engagement
Strong community engagement
At OnPath, we firmly believe the success of our business depends upon building strong relationships with the communities around our projects We take a collaborative and inclusive approach to building community trust, publishing clear information about our proposals and providing opportunities for local communities to participate.
We welcome and listen to local feedback because we care about their views, community engagement helps us to understand local issues, needs and values. We work together to help shape the design of our proposals in a way that delivers lasting benefits tailored to the specific needs of the community.
Find out how our extensive community engagement approach has led to successful planning applications over the years.
Creating community value: 2020 – 2022
Take a look at the benefits our projects delivered for the communities close to our projects between 2020 and 2022.
1,757
Letters of support for our planning applications.
21
21 community liaison committees attended
£1M
£1M community benefit grant awards
£1.6M
Around £1.6M in community benefits set aside from our wind farms
£9.5M
Spent by our partners with local sub-contractors
Funds
Community funds
Community funds linked to our renewables are administered through local partnership schemes, ensuring that the funding is used for projects tailored to local issues, identified by local people. By investing in projects with community-driven action at the core, we can help facilitate successful, long-lasting change.
Read more about our approach to community funds below.
Local Jobs
Creating local jobs and training
Through our investment in local businesses to help build and maintain our renewables projects we’ve created hundreds of local jobs. We also invest in training to help improve employment opportunities for local people.
Since our Kype Muir Wind Farm became operational, we’ve invested more than £1 million in improving access to further education, employment, and training for local people.
Find out more about our Kype Muir Wind Farm and the significant benefits it provides to the local community.
“It has allowed me to get training that I would otherwise not have got and has put me in a really strong position for securing full-time work when I finish college. I’m really grateful to everyone at Wiston Lodge and Connect2Renewables who have supported me on my career journey this year.”
Rowan Johnstone South Lanarkshire based Rowan received funding from an employability initiative partnership that receives funds from our Kype Muir and Middle Muir Wind Farms.
We are incredibly appreciative of the funding provided by OnPath Energy. Over the years, we have built a valuable relationship with their team which has been fantastic and given us financial support to improve opportunities and activities for local people.
Matthew Jardine Hope Hub SCIO
I’ve been involved on both of the funding committees for Lambs Hill and Moor House right from day one. We’ve had so many varied applications from defibrillators that help save lives in rural communities to providing children with school books. It’s really lovely to see how varied it is, and also the process itself is as flexible as it can be to try and accommodate anything and everything… I do feel there is a lot of trust that has been gained from OnPath Energy and will be carried on.
Sue Bell Liaison committee member (Lambs Hill and Moor House)
Our experience with OnPath has been perfect, it really couldn’t have been better.
Colin Dalgarno Strathaven Rugby Club