To apply as a community-led project, your project must:

• Have a Maximum Export Capacity (MEC) greater than or equal to 0.5 MW and less than or equal to 5 MW;
• Utilise one or more of the following renewable energy generation technologies (and not in combination with non-renewable generation technologies); wind turbines (wind), solar photovoltaic panels (solar), hydraulic turbines (hydro) excluding pumped storage, waste to energy projects, biomass projects and biogas projects.

In addition, projects meeting the following community-led definition requirements:

(a)  At all relevant times, be at least 100% owned by a Renewable Energy Community (the "Relevant REC") either by way of (i) a direct ownership of the ECP project's assets, or (ii) a direct ownership of the shares in the generator, and

(b)  At all relevant times, at least 100% of all expected profits, dividends and surpluses derived from project are returned to the Relevant REC.