by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | May 20, 2012 | Blog |
A senior government minister congratulated Brighton Energy Co-op in the House of Commons on Thursday. Ed Davey, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary, was responding to a question from Caroline Lucas, the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion. She asked: “Will the...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | May 18, 2012 | Blog |
On Wednesday night Brighton Energy Co-operative launched our pioneering project to generate community-owned green power in Brighton & Hove. Seventy people joined us at the Friend’s Meeting House, to hear about our £200,000 share offer and to pick up copies...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | May 14, 2012 | Blog |
Hi folks, I’m very pleased to say that £45,000 has been pledged for our community-owned renewable energy scheme so far. It’s a fantastic response – many thanks to those of you who’ve been in touch. Pledgees range far and wide – from a...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | May 14, 2012 | Blog |
A dramatic fall in the price of solar has meant solar schemes are once again viable – even with the severe cuts in the Feed in Tariff. Over the last six months the price of solar has fallen steeply – in some cases by up to 70%. The falls in solar prices...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Mar 23, 2012 | Blog |
A recent talk on the future of community energy involving BEC
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Mar 13, 2012 | Blog |
Hi everyone, I’m pleased to say that we have extended our home energy survey scheme to new areas of our city. So: if you’re in Hove, Hangleton, Southwick, Aldrington, or West Blatchington you can now have your home’s energy efficiency surveyed...
