Rookery South Community Energy Initiative (RSCEI)
The Rookery South Community Energy Initiative 2026 claim period is now open. Registered households in the parishes of Brogborough, Cranfield, Houghton Conquest, Lidlington, Marston Moretaine, Millbrook, Stewartby and Wootton need to submit their claim by 10 June 2026.
2026 Claim Period
The 2026 claim period has now closed. Invitations to claim were sent to all eligible households (those that registered for the subsidy in 2019), mid-late March 2026.
The 2026 subsidy amount was £84.12, based on the precise calculation, as per the 2016 S106 agreement. This started with a base figure of £60 using the January 2016 (99.5) & January 2026 (139.5) CPI figures, as follows:
(139.5 – 99.5) / 99.5 = 0.4020
£60.00 x 1.4020 = £84.12
The claim period was open until 10 June 2026. If you did not submit your claim before this date, you will not receive this year’s subsidy payment. If a claim is not submitted for two consecutive years, your registration will lapse and you will no longer be eligible to claim the subsidy.
Eligible claims submitted by 10 June 2026 received the subsidy payment by the end of July 2026. In most cases, depending on when you submit your claim, this was much sooner as long as all of the required information was provided. A separate notification was sent to you, when the payment had been processed.
About the Initiative
Rookery South Limited is unable to directly supply low cost electricity to their neighbours, so they have committed to contribute c.£60 (in the first year and consumer price index-linked in the following years) towards electricity costs of designated domestic households in the Rookery Pit area via the Rookery South Community Energy Initiative (RSCEI).
Schools, not-for-profit organisations and residents of households (as at 31 December 2018) in the parishes of Brogborough, Cranfield, Houghton Conquest, Lidlington, Marston Moreteine, Millbrook, Stewartby and Wootton were invited to register for the RSCEI. Registration closed on 28 June 2019.
Rookery South Limited has appointed GrantScape Services Ltd to manage the RSCEI on its behalf.
If you registered successfully for the RSCEI, we would have contacted you by email or post to confirm your registration in September 2019.
As you were advised, when your registration was confirmed, each year you will be notified when the RSCEI claim period opens and the deadline date. You will be required to provide a copy of a bill showing your name, address and dated on or after 1 January (of the previous year) to confirm that you still live at the registered address. We will also need you to tell us your bank details to credit the payment as we will delete these details every year, once the payment process has been completed.
Notifications are sent directly to your registered email address. If you did not provide an email address, your Claim Form has been posted to you. Reminders will be sent within one month of the deadline date.
IMPORTANT: Please do not attempt to register on our application portal. This Initiative is only available to those who registered in 2019 and you will not be able to access the Claim Form if you did not register then.
The RSCEI is a 35 year financial commitment (or until the facility closes, whichever is the sooner) by Rookery South Limited, subject to householders current and future eligibility, starting from commercial operation of the ERF in January 2022.
For more information, please read our registration and claim related Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).