Community Engagement
Our community partnership approach at OnPath Energy is a leading example in the UK energy sector. We care about what we do and the way that we do it. We go above and beyond to engage with local communities to ensure everyone can have a say in how our renewables projects develop.
Delivering with care
We place community needs at the heart of our projects. We believe that better projects come through listening, collaborating and delivering with care and consideration. It’s crucial to us that communities have their say and help shape the direction of renewable energy projects near them. This helps us deliver long-term environmental, social, and economic benefits to all.
- We treat you with respect and consideration, ensuring your values and needs are incorporated into our proposals from the very start.
- We ensure our community consultations are wide and inclusive, enabling everyone to have their say in a way that works best for them – in person, online or at community events.
- We build a sense of togetherness and ownership for all involved in our projects. We want our communities to feel proud of their local project.
Designing our projects to meet community needs
At OnPath, we want everyone to embrace our vision for green energy. We share clear information about our proposals and speak directly with local communities to understand their values, issues and needs. We do this through in-person events, door-to-door consultations, and through online forums, surveys and our website.
We listen carefully and we work collaboratively to help shape the design of our proposals and tailor the benefits to specific community needs.
Approved Projects
Over the past four years, we have held extensive community engagement which resulted in obtaining planning permission following for the following projects
Lethans Wind Farm
Barnsdale Solar
Mill Rig Wind Farm
Common Farm Solar Energy Park
Pond Flexible Energy Park
Lethans Extension
National recognition
Our community approach
In 2024, we were shortlisted for Best Engagement Award at the Scottish Green Energy Awards for our community outreach during the building of the Kype Muir Extension Wind Farm.
Throughout the development, neighbouring communities were consulted extensively. To support the engagement, we worked with long-term partners, the highly successful Kype Muir Community Partnership (KMCP) that we established in 2019 as part of the original Kype Muir Wind Farm development. The relationship we’ve built over the years through the KMCP helped us take on valuable community feedback when planning the extension.
The Kype Muir Extension Wind Farm officially opened in September 2024, with local community members, business partners and government officials present for the opening.
Kype Muir and Kype Muir Extension are expected to deliver more than £21m worth of community benefits during their lifetimes and will directly and indirectly support around 800 jobs.