Community Led Energy Planning
How to get involved
The final workshop for the CLEP pilot project will focus on how to create a community focused energy action plan, identifying projects that could be championed locally to assist with the energy system transition. You do not need to have attended the previous workshops to attend this session. The workshop will take place at the Weeke Community Centre on Thursday 12 February at 7pm.
Please book here - Community Led Energy Plan Workshop Tickets, Thu, Feb 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite
About the project
To help us understand the challenges and opportunities for households of transitioning to net zero and their future energy needs, we are working on a pilot project to develop a Community Led Energy Plan (CLEP).
Community Led Energy Plans put local residents at the heart of planning their future energy needs.
Winchester district can be divided into the Primary Substation Areas (PSAs) shown in the map below. A PSA plays a key role in distributing electricity from the National Grid. It is where the voltage of the electricity is lowered, so that it can be distributed to a local area.
Map of Winchester's PSAs
We have selected Harestock PSA as the study area for the CLEP pilot. This includes the settlements of Littleton, Harestock, South Wonston, Crawley, Sparsholt, Springvale, Itchen Abbas, Avington, Abbotts Worthy, Headbourne Worthy, Weeke and Teg Down.
A key part of this project will be engaging with the local communities within the Harestock PSA, allowing them to help shape future energy planning.
The map below shows the Harestock PSA area and some of the key settlements within it.
We encourage residents and businesses within the boundary of Harestock PSA to get involved with this project to help shape future energy planning in their area. To allow this to happen, we are holding three workshops in the area – in July, August and September 2025.
Map of the Harestock PSA
The CLEP pilot project is being developed with Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution (SSE) and Advanced Infrastructure, and will complement the wider Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) for Winchester district.
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