Portslade Academy – no cost solar PV installation by Brighton Energy Co-op – annual electricity savings (£):

Community Owned Solar for
Brighton & Hove Schools
in 2019 Brighton Energy Co-op rolled out a programme of free solar FOR our city’s schools.
Our host schools & colleges now have free solar panels on their roofs, have cut their carbon emissions and also save significant amounts on their electricity bills. Our pilot project with Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (PACA), has saved 105 tonnes of CO2 since 2016 (the equivalent of planting 350 trees) and saves the Academy £5800 each year.
The rollout of solar PV on Brighton & Hove schools in 2019 was a great community effort. Have a look below for the full list of schools involved, and how it works.
We put solar on:
Woodingdean Primary
Coldean Primary
Carden Primary
Hove Park LOWER School
Hertford Juniors
Balfour INFANTS AND Juniors
PORTSLADE ALDRIDGE COMMUNITY ACADEMY
Rudyard Kipling Primary
Blatchington Mill School
Lindfield Primary
Hove Park UPPER School
Desmond Anderson Primary
Ore Valley College
Hillbrow Sports Centre, part of the University of Brighton – zero cost solar PV installation by Brighton Energy Co-op – annual electricity savings (£):
How the BEC Solar Schools Project worked
Since 2010 BEC has raised over £3,000,000 from the local community, and built more than 60 large solar installations. Here’s how it worked for the Schools Project:
Step 1 - Community Funding
We crowd-funded the costs of the school solar PV systems. Our 600+ investor-members receive 5% on their investments – and will do as long as they remain members.
Step 2 - Installation
Our contractors built, commissioned and tested the solar installations, got everything registered and perform any ongoing maintenance.
Step 3 - Benefits
The schools receive ongoing cheap electricity, often saving several thousand pounds a year on their bills – and everyone benefits from reduced CO2 in the atmosphere!