Brighton Energy Cooperative is a community organisation centred around green energy schemes in Brighton and Hove.
Currently we are working on energy efficiency with the government’s LEAF programme. In January 2012 we received a grant to roll out fifty free home efficiency surveys (worth £395 each) in Portslade. Anyone living in the Portslade qualifies – residents benefit from a personalised report that details how to make homes more energy efficient and comfortable. We are also facilitating a local buying club for energy generation and energy saving products.
At the same time we are waiting for the government Feed in Tariff scheme to be clarified, to enable another project – Brighton-owned renewable energy. Like all good ideas, the concept is simple. People buy shares and this money is used to buy and install green energy technologies.
We have secured four sites for installation of solar panels: two at Shoreham Port, St Georges Church (Kemptown) and City Coast Church (Portslade). The combined solar arrays will generate 120kW over their lifetime (25 years) — enough to power 40 homes and save 1,085 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
When these start producing electricity, Brighton Energy Co-operative receives an income. This income is then split between investors in Brighton Energy Co-operative and low-carbon community projects in Brighton & Hove.
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At the same time we are waiting for the government Feed in Tariff scheme to be clarified, to enable another project – Brighton-owned renewable energy. Like all good ideas, the concept is simple. People buy shares and this money is used to buy and install green energy technologies.
We have secured four sites for installation of solar panels: two at Shoreham Port, St Georges Church (Kemptown) and City Coast Church (Portslade). The combined solar arrays will generate 120kW over their lifetime (25 years) — enough to power 40 homes and save 1,085 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
When these start producing electricity, Brighton Energy Co-operative receives an income. This income is then split between investors in Brighton Energy Co-operative and low-carbon community projects in Brighton & Hove.