A Runaway Success Story The feed in tariff was first introduced in April 2010 as a financial incentive to encourage property owners across the UK to install renewable energy technology on their homes and businesses. Eligible systems receive a payment for the clean energy they generate that ‘feeds in’ to Read more…
What is the Warm Home Discount? The Warm Home Discount is a credit payment of £140 that is given to eligible customers to make heating their home more affordable over winter. There are two different groups who are eligible for the Discount: The Core Group – those who receive the Read more…
The Future of Local Energy Today’s proven technologies can generate sufficient electricity and heating to power neighbourhoods in an entirely decentralised way. Clean micro-generation technologies like wind, solar and biomass, combined with efficiency measures, can deliver clean energy to communities at lower cost. BHESCo has been established to finance the Read more…
In Summer 2017, the people of Lewes celebrated the tenth anniversary of their local energy co-op Ovesco by honouring them on the latest Lewes Pound note. Ovesco was born out of the Transition Town movement and has gone on to develop many high profile community energy projects in the area, Read more…
Earlier this year, Community Energy England produced the UK’s very first ‘State of the Sector’ report, highlighting the emerging influence and importance of community owned energy in 2017. The community energy movement has witnessed tremendous growth over recent years, now boasting 222 organisations throughout the country, which can collectively generate Read more…