On Thursday 1st June 2017, US President Donald Trump proceeded to do what everybody knew he was going to do and announced that he was pulling the USA out of the Paris Climate Agreement. The agreement was made in December 2015 and brought together 195 nations from around the world Read more…
Where on Earth has 2017 gone? We’ve been so hard at work switching customers, doing energy surveys, and developing new projects, that this whole year has flashed by in an instant. With 2018 knocking on the door, we thought what better time to take a look at the last 12 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…