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 construction of self sufficient communities, generating their own power using efficient, sustainable technologies producing both heat and electricity, distributed via local networks.

Here’s what it might look like…

These communities are still connected to the national grid, however they only draw upon those resources when needed. The majority of electricity transmitted via the National Grid and most of the heat produced by centralised power stations is lost from the point of production to the point of consumption. We aspire to stop this wasteful network, providing better value for money to the taxpayer and the consumer.

There is a growing community of energy groups who are changing the way we think about our energy system and our relationship with it. Carbon Co-op in Manchester, Green Prosperity in Hull, Centre for Sustainable Energy in Bristol and Repowering London are brilliant examples of the community energy revolution in which BHESCo is a passionate member.