A Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) initiative that gives communities information, time and space to develop their own local energy vision
Corsham and surrounding areas
​Join the conversation about future renewable energy schemes that could be owned by and benefit your local community. We're interested in what you think about a community-owned wind turbine or solar farm in the Corsham area. This includes finding out:
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If you'd support renewable energy in the area.
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Where a wind turbine or solar farm could be located.
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How your community could benefit from a possible renewable energy scheme.
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This page tells you more about what's been happening in your area, and which live opportunities you can get involved in.
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The Centre for Sustainable Energy is working in partnership with Corsham Climate Action, Wiltshire Council, and Bath and West Community Energy. This work is funded by the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme. You can find out more about the work here and check our FAQs.​​
What’s happened so far
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July 2025
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We held a workshop at Corsham Town Hall to start a conversation about community energy in the area and explore possibilities for community benefit, and possible areas for a renewable energy project. The workshop was attended by 23 people from the area.
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Click here to read the report summarising the workshop discussions.
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The workshop report was published and an online survey launched to find out what other people in the area think about the workshop findings, and community energy generally.
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September 2025
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We held a workshop with around 50 young people at Corsham Youth Zone to discuss wind turbines and solar farms. Key findings include…
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October 2025
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We hosted a stand at Corsham Library for the day to promote the online survey, meet people and answer any questions they have about the project.
We ran a drop-in session at Springfield Community Campus with stands from Corsham Climate Action, CSE, the council, and Bath & West Community Energy. The event was to raise awareness of what community energy is, how people can get involved in the project, promote the survey, and invite people to share their views about community energy. The online survey closed with 40 responses.​​​​
Photo: Corsham Library pop-up stand
November 2025
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This month we hosted a forum at Pound Arts. Around 25 local residents attended and shared their views on possible suitable sites for wind turbines and solar farms in the area. We had a good question and answer session which included discussion on whether a community renewables development is wanted locally. We also looked at what a community energy organisation is, and the financial and social benefits it can bring to a neighbourhood. The slides from this meeting can be found here.
​January 2026
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A second survey was launched to replicate the questions from November’s forum meeting, to give the wider community the opportunity to comment and provide feedback. This survey will close on Sunday 15 February at midnight. Click here to complete.