Vattenfall has pledged to invest more than £15m in community projects across Norfolk through its offshore wind farms.
The 25-year fund will be the biggest by an offshore wind developer in the county.
The first round of funds from the Norfolk Zone Community Benefit Fund will be unlocked in late 2023 when cable laying work is expected to begin for Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas.
Almost 1500 residents across the county have already shared their views on the priorities and opportunities for the funding in the first round of conversations, with jobs and skills, the environment and wildlife emerging as key priorities.
More work with communities close to the onshore cabling and substation will begin in the New Year to explore, in more detail, projects that the funding could make possible.
A wide range of ideas and priorities emerged from early discussions.
In the new year, a series of events in communities will develop suggestions to ensure this long-term investment works for communities.
The first community workshop is planned for the Necton area in January 2022.
The fund will be managed independently of Vattenfall, with people living in Norfolk taking the lead in how awards were implemented.
Vattenfall said it wants to hear from local communities with ideas that could qualify from support from the Norfolk Zone Community Benefit Fund.