by Atlanta Cook | Oct 25, 2022 | Blog, old projects ed, schools colleges etc
Brighton Energy Co-op members funded and built a 250kW system of 909 x 275W panels for East Sussex College’s Ore Valley campus in March 2019. It generated 234 MWh in 2021 – the equivalent to boiling a kettle a million times! The financial savings for the...
by Atlanta Cook | Oct 18, 2022 | Blog
Rathfinny Wine Estate in Alfriston, East Sussex is partnering with Brighton Energy Co-op (BEC) to provide 1500 community-owned solar panels on the roofs of the winery. The project will save 400 tons of carbon each year – and support Rathfinny’s...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Oct 11, 2022 | Blog
Brighton Energy Coop’s latest fundraiser has just hit the £300k mark – and counting! Over 70 people have bought shares in BEC in the last six weeks or so, helping us build more community-owned renewable energy in the south. This amazing effort is thanks to...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Sep 8, 2022 | Blog
Wow. In the nine days since we launched our latest share offer we’ve raised £150,000 towards our new solar build at Rathfinny Wine Estate. A big welcome to the many of you who have recently joined BEC – we literally can’t do it without you....
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Aug 30, 2022 | Blog
Brighton Energy Coop have just launched our latest share offer – to fund 578kWp of new community-owned solar PV at Rathfinny Wine Estate in Sussex. We’ve teamed up with Rathfinny – the latest of our more than 40 solar landlords – to host nearly...
by Atlanta Cook | Jul 10, 2022 | Blog
Some Positive Solar News For You! Hope you are enjoying the summer. It’s always a positive time for BEC as our solar generation hits the year’s high point – read on to find out about our best ever solar generation day. Also included is our visits to our...
