Onshore renewable energy developments - good practice principles for community benefits: consultation

Area of benefit

The geographical area that any community benefit package is targeted at.

Capacity building

Identifying barriers to development and enhancing abilities to allow individuals and groups to achieve sustainable results.

CARES

Community and Renewable Energy Scheme, funded by Scottish Government and delivered by Local Energy Scotland.

Community action plan

Document outlining the community’s priorities and the changes local people would like to see.

Community Benefit Scheme

A package of benefits that a renewable energy business may offer communities nearest their development. These are voluntary arrangements.

Community Council

The most local tier of statutory representation in Scotland. They bridge the gap between local authorities and communities.

Community of place

A community of people who are bound together because of where they reside, work, visit or otherwise spend a continuous portion of their time. Such a community can be a neighbourhood, town, coffeehouse, work place, gathering place, public space or any other geographically specific place that a number of people share, have in common or visit frequently.

Consultation

A process undertaken to understand people’s views and opinions on a topic.

Grassroots

Activity or movement driven by a community.

In kind benefits

Non-cash benefits.

Legal agreement

A contract that is exchanges between two or more parties which is enforceable by law.

MW

Megawatt: unit of power in which renewable energy installations are measured.

Memorandum of Understanding

Document describing an agreement between two or more parties. This document is not legally binding, but indicates an intended common line of action.