by Atlanta Cook | Nov 17, 2020 | Blog
Against all the odds 2020 has been a great year for BEC! It’s our 10th birthday – yes, it’s been a decade since we sparked off Brighton’s first Community Owned renewable energy project back in 2010 – and to celebrate we completed 6 new solar energy projects, adding a...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | May 16, 2018 | Blog
The UK has suffered a ‘dramatic and worrying collapse’ in clean energy investment, according to MPs. In cash terms, investment in clean energy fell by 10% in 2016 and then 56% in 2017. The House of Commons Enviromental Audit Select Committee said:...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jan 5, 2018 | Blog
April 2019 update – BEC secures exemptions to the end of FITs at THIRTY sites See here for details January 2018: The UK Treasury quietly released a document late last year which signalled the end of the UK’s popular renewable energy scheme, the Feed in...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Aug 11, 2016 | Blog |
With the proposal for a new power station at Hinkley Point looking set for the junkyard, let’s show them what we – the people – really want: more solar PV! Here at Brighton Energy Coop we’re just about to close our investment window for new...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Sep 7, 2013 | Blog |
Yesterday Energy Minister Greg Barker and Kemptown MP Simon Kirby met Brighton Energy Coop to discuss community energy in Sussex. The two MPs inspected our solar systems on St George’s Church, along with members of the St George’s team. Mr Barker was very...
