by Atlanta Cook | Jan 10, 2023 | Blog
Happy New Year to you all! Our largest ever solar system was signed off and switched on today. 1410 panels are set to produce a whooping 578kWp and save 400 tonnes of CO2 pollution each year. Thank you to everyone who has invested so far and worked through the...
by Atlanta Cook | Dec 7, 2022 | Blog
Warm Your Cockles With Our Solar News In this issue… Over 120 people have invested in BEC’s latest share offer – our biggest solar project yet. We gave 8 EU-funded solar grants to local businesses, worth a total of £165,000. BEC won an exciting new...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Nov 22, 2022 | Blog
Great news – work is progressing nicely at our latest solar build at Rathfinny Wine Estate. Many thanks to all of you who have already invested into our latest project. More than 120 people are supporting the creation of new solar at Rathfinny; it’s always...
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...
Guide to installing export metering for solar PV
First published on Sustainable Development Blog by BEC...
UK Fracking Makes No Money and Never Will – Here’s Why
The UK government is intent on removing planning permis...
