Community energy developer Ynni Teg, in partnership with the Bengal Dragons Foundation (BDF), has been awarded funding for a groundbreaking two-year project to explore and develop a viable and scalable Community-Owned Virtual Power Plant (VPP) model.
This initiative aims to empower urban communities by enabling them to generate, store, and manage their own renewable energy, reducing energy costs and carbon emissions.
Tackling Barriers to Community Energy
Developing large-scale community energy projects in Wales has long been challenged by grid capacity limitations, high connection costs, and financial viability issues. To overcome these obstacles, Ynni Teg has been exploring innovative “behind the meter” and “private wire” energy models that allow local generation and consumption of renewable energy, bypassing traditional grid constraints.
The Community-Owned VPP project represents the next step in this innovation—aiming to bring together households into a networked energy system where power is generated, stored, and shared locally. This approach aims to create a more resilient, cost-effective, and sustainable energy future for Welsh communities.
By the end of this two-year development phase, Ynni Teg aims to establish a scalable, financially viable VPP model that can be rolled out across Wales, ensuring that more communities can benefit from locally owned renewable energy solutions.
This 2 year project is funded through the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme www.energyredress.org.uk
