by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Mar 5, 2018 | Blog
BEC Launches THREE New Community Solar Projects – Get Involved! Well – here it is. Today sees the kick off for the first of our new solar projects for this year: THREE new community-owned solar installations in our area. You can help us get these exciting...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Feb 3, 2018 | Blog
[infogram id=”bar-chart-1hmr6g97emzz4nl?live”]Hi folks, I’m pleased to say that a staggering £290,000 has now been pledged to Brighton Energy Coop’s latest community solar PV schemes. This excellent achievement has been done by BEC members both...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jan 24, 2018 | Blog
New community energy and school solar projects fell by 99.4% after our incompetent government imposed cuts to the Feed in Tariff, an answer to a parliamentary question has revealed. Using OFGEM figures, Energy Minister Richard Harrington (nope, not heard of him...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jan 12, 2018 | Blog
Great news – we’ve now had £150,000 pledged towards our forthcoming solar projects, to be announced towards the end of the month. This is a fantastic response from both our 400-strong membership and the wider community. 45 people have said they would like...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jan 5, 2018 | Blog
April 2019 update – BEC secures exemptions to the end of FITs at THIRTY sites See here for details January 2018: The UK Treasury quietly released a document late last year which signalled the end of the UK’s popular renewable energy scheme, the Feed in...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jun 28, 2017 | Blog
The UK’s community energy movement has mushroomed to a staggering £190 million, according to a new report. Community Energy England launched their State of the Sector report in Manchester last weekend, which showed: At least 30,000 people have invested in...
