We help our customers meet the financial and environmental costs of their energy use
We embrace innovation and community ownership to bring fairness and equal access to clean energy for all.
We invite you to take action on climate change by joining as a new investor or partnering with us to improve the energy performance of your home or business.
Our outstanding technical knowledge and passion for sustainable energy has already delivered fifty successful projects across Sussex that empower people to meet their energy needs with efficient buildings and clean, affordable, community-owned energy.
Earn attractive financial returns and use your money to develop community owned energy projects in Sussex
Reduce monthly energy bills and enhance warmth and comfort by improving the energy efficiency of your home
Meet financial, regulatory and stakeholder expectations when you install energy saving and renewable energy technologies
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BHESCo are seeking community investment to complete several new low-carbon energy projects across Sussex.
All investors are eligible for 5% annual interest and have an equal say in how our co-operative is run.
Shared Ownership – all of our projects are financed through a community share offer where investors become part-owners of our co-op and have an equal say in our governance
Be part of a thriving community– join hundreds of other members who are uniting to build the sustainable future we all know we need, with profits shared fairly and decisions made equally
Earn attractive financial returns – shareholders receive 5% annual interest and have a direct say in how our business is run
Join as an individual or as an organisation – we welcome individual investors as well as clubs and businesses to become members of our co-operative
Making energy efficiency improvements to your home is quick and easy with Warmer Sussex.
Register your interest today for a home energy survey.
BHESCo are supporting the Werks Group to achieve their aspiration of minimising carbon emissions from the new premises they are planning on opening in Lewes town centre in September.
Werks Hubs is repurposing an old abandoned building at 4 Fisher Street, BN7 2DQ in Lewes into a low carbon, creative space for offices and co-working facilities. BHESCo is overseeing the project management of energy saving measures at the site. This is an invitation to practitioners to tender for all or part of the following works to be undertaken at the site.
For full specification please download the document here.
We are delighted to announce our new partnership with Co-op Energy.
Co-op Energy is the UK’s largest independent co-operative, built on co-operative values. They are committed to fair pricing, honesty and simplicity.
Co-op Energy have recently launched the UK’s only Community Power tariff powered by 100% community-owned electricity. This tariff features community generated power from local suppliers all over the country generating green energy from wind, sunshine and water.
By switching to this tariff, you will be helping localise your energy supply as well as supporting BHESCo’s community energy initiatives.
Switching is easy. Simply click below to complete a comparison or to find out more.
As a result of the challenges posed by Covid-19, Brighton and Hove Energy Services Co-op (BHESCo) have closed our office and all staff are now working remotely from home.
Please note that in the interests of both our staff and our customers we will be using a new socially distanced methodolgy for completing home energy surveys.
We will continue to offer free telephone advice to local residents looking to saving money on energy bills.
We are very proud to have partnered with eight local schools and colleges in Sussex to collectively install over 1,000 solar panels. Added together these projects have a combined generation capacity of 414kWp and will save the schools an estimated £423,951 on energy costs over the operational lifetime of the technology.
Furthermore, by enabling schools to generate their own on-site solar power, we expect to reduce carbon emissions by 2,442 tonnes of CO2 over the next 20 years – enough to offset more than six million miles driven by car.
Our Unique Business Model
All of BHESCo’s energy projects are financed through a community share offer paying investors a 5% return.
The upfront cost is repaid by the project customer over a number of years using a portion of the savings achieved from their monthly energy bill.
By meeting project costs in this way we are able to remove any financial obstacles that can prevent property owners from improving the energy performance of their buildings.
Community investors buy shares
Investments are used to develop clean energy projects
Project customer repays cost + interest using savings from energy bills
Interest is passed on to investors
For the past two years BHESCo have been designing a low-carbon heat network for the village of Firle in East Sussex
There are an estimated 16,000 households in Brighton and Hove who are unable to adequately heat their homes over winter and who may be forced to choose between heating and eating.
BHESCo provides a number of free services to help keep residents of our city warm and healthy.
If you’ve worked with BHESCo to cut the cost of your energy and reduce your carbon footprint then we’d love you to leave a review. Whether we helped you install renewable energy or energy saving equipment, conducted an energy survey, or switched you to a cheaper tariff, we value all of our customers equally and would be delighted to hear your thoughts.
"BHESCo improves the quality of life for local families by reducing their energy use and encouraging the uptake of clean renewable energy"
" With the new solar panels we have reduced our costs significantly whilst providing a valuable resource of clean electricity. BHESCo provided a first class service which we would use again’’
"I love this vision and would encourage everyone in Brighton & Hove to buy shares in BHESCo"
Modern smart meters and technologies can give property owners in Sussex greater control and understanding over their energy costs
Kayla Ente, founder and CEO of Brighton & Hove Energy Services Co-operative (BHESCo) has beaten off some incredibly fierce competition to become a finalist at the 2020 Great British Entrepreneur Awards.
The United Nations panel on climate change says we need to reach net zero emissions by 2030, so why is the UK government aiming for 2050?
Today Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced details of the government’s £3bn green investment package that aims to deliver energy efficiency improvements and green heating schemes across the UK. Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr Sunak Read more…
Why Coronavirus has put pressure on people’s energy costs in Brighton and Hove The Coronavirus lockdown has meant that everyone is spending much more time at home. Whilst this has meant savings on travel costs, Read more…
Brighton and Hove Energy Services Co-operative (BHESCo) announced today that they will be continuing work with Firle Estate to create an affordable, low-carbon heat network for this village outside of Lewes in East Sussex, thanks Read more…
