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Meridian TV did a great job this weekend covering our call for Prime Minister David Cameron to come and visit Brighton Energy Coop. Check out their coverage here - it's also a great opportunity to see the huge scale of our recent install at Shoreham Port. One of Mr...

At Prime Minister's Questions today Brighton MP Caroline Lucas invited David Cameron to visit Brighton Energy Coop and see what clean, affordable energy generation really looks like. We'd like to second that (we're a hospitable bunch): you'd be most welcome, Mr...

Hi folks, I've very pleased to say that our new 212kWp solar array at Shoreham Port is now ready to generate. Delivered on time and on budget, we've just a few more things to connect to the grid and we'll be ready to go! And we're not finished yet. Our second project...

Having successfully raised the money for Phase 1 of our new project, last week we began installation. Click below to view our Project Update, including images and details of our exciting solar install at Shoreham Port. While this is going on we are simultaneously...

Brighton Energy Coop has now achieved the amazing feat of raising £280,000 for our new solar PV projects. It's been amazing experience to be on the receiving end of nearly £10,000 every day for the last five weeks - we couldn't have done it without our members...

Brighton Energy Coop has now achieved the amazing feat of raising £280,000 for our new solar PV projects. It's been amazing experience to be on the receiving end of nearly £10,000 every day for the last five weeks - we couldn't have done it without our members...

Brighton Energy Coop has now raised more than £200,000 in just 3 weeks for our new project, and we've now nearly achieved our first funding target. Thanks to all our new members and those who have extended their existing shareholdings: we couldn't have done this...

Hi Folks, As we continue to raise funds for our exciting new solar systems, lots of people have contacted us about how the scheme works, so I thought I'd outline here a bit about what our new project means for investors from a financial point of view. Investing in BEC...

Community organisation Brighton Energy Coop (BEC) has raised more than ￡130,000 for a huge new solar project – just 13 days after launching the scheme. Last year the Coop raised ￡240,000 and installed solar PV at three sites in the Brighton area. This year BEC aims to...

Brighton Energy Coop has raised more than ￡100,000 from its latest share offer - in just 12 days. This is a fantastic achievement and many thanks to all of our new members, as well as existing members who have chosen to increase the number of shares they hold in BEC....

[twocol_one]On Friday night we launched our new project: 500kWp of solar PV on 7 large buildings in Brighton and beyond. By joining Brighton Energy Coop you'll help support our ambition, and help add more to the solar capacity of the South of England. We aim to raise...

Green MP Caroline Lucas and Guardian Executive Editor Jo Confino will be at the launch of Brighton Energy Coop's second project tomorrow night. This exciting new project will see more than half a million pounds of community-owned solar PV installed in and around...

Guardian Executive Editor Jo Confino is set to address the launch of Brighton Energy Coop's second project on 25th October. Jo is a heavy-hitter in the world of sustainability: as well as his executive position at the Guardian he's also chairman and editorial director...

BEC will hold its Annual General Meeting on Friday 25th October at the Brighthelm Centre, Brighton, at 6pm. Later the same evening we're also launching Brighton Energy Coop #2, an extraordinary new solar development that will grow BEC hugely and install a significant...

Hi folks, Exciting news! Within the next few months Brighton Energy Coop will launch our second project, which will add more than 400kw of new solar capacity to our current systems. We'll be doing it the same way as we did our first project last year - via a community...

XTRACT FROM HANSARD Tuesday 22 January 2013 Tom Greatrex:  I beg to move amendment 42, in clause 6, page 5, line 4, at end insert— ‘( ) Regulations must— (a) place a duty on the Secretary of State and the Authority to promote new generation capacity from community...

Brighton Energy Coop has just qualified for EIS tax status. This means investors in BEC can claim 30% of the money they invested into Brighton Energy Coop as an EIS tax rebate. To do this, email info (at) brightonenergy.org.uk and we'll then provide you with a...

In contrast to public perception, solar power just gets cheaper and cheaper. The price of some panels have fallen up to 28% in 2012, and most panels are becoming 3-5% cheaper each month. The falling price of solar has nothing to do with the UK. Instead, it's being...

Hi folks, Well, we've been the proud owner of our solar systems for three months now, so I'm pleased to enclose a bit of data as to how they're performing. Do feel free to share the following images on Facebook etc! Below you'll also find a summary of our AGM, which...

Brighton Energy Coop is calling for companies developing renewables to support community-energy schemes, following the launch of a consultation by DECC. Our proposal is that private renewable energy developments help finance locally-owned energy projects as part of...

Brighton Energy Coop's solar systems are outperforming expectations by at least 10% since we installed in mid July. As the graphs here show, our solar system at Hove Enterprise Centre (HEC - 66% of our total system) has now generated nearly 20,000 KwH of solar...

CityCoast Church is hosting one of Brighton Energy Co-op’s solar arrays. Here, Simon Lewis, operations manager at the church, explains why they got involved and what benefits the energy scheme will bring. Today, the scaffolding went up on CityCoast Centre in...

Hi Folks, The Guardian's 'Money' section yesterday recommended community-minded investors take a look at Brighton Energy Coop as a place to put their money. As the piece says, community schemes offer savers 6%-8% returns a year and a clear conscience. It's worth...

Exciting news: forty of our solar panels were installed today at Shoreham Port. These are the first of our community-owned solar array at the Hove Enterprise Centre; 200 more will go on our five roofs there in the next few weeks. Together they will form the largest...