Economics
How community energy is generating people power in Brighton and Hove
Communities should take power into their own hands to build an abundant local clean energy supply to secure our future energy on a national scale.
Communities should take power into their own hands to build an abundant local clean energy supply to secure our future energy on a national scale.
Lighting accounts for 15% of the average electricity bill. It is also one of the easiest things to replace in your home, and presents a significant opportunity to achieve a noticeable reduction in annual energy bills.
Warmth For Wellbeing Last winter, BHESCo’s Energy Saving Service managed to support 75 fuel poor households in Brighton and Hove through the Warmth For Wellbeing programme. Now in its second year, the scheme helps residents save money on their energy bills, by giving energy efficiency advice, assisting with energy company Read more…
Our partnership with the Hollingdean Community Centre The Hollingdean Community Centre is located in one of the Brighton’s most diverse and vibrant wards but also one of its poorest. It is managed by the Hollingdean Development Trust – a charity dedicated to addressing issues of poverty, deprivation and education within Read more…
BHESCo is working with the Hove Station Neighborhood Station Sustainability group to develop an energy plan for the neighbourhoods within the designated area. Ollie Pendered, our Communications and Communities Director, is leading the project applying his experience from designing energy plans in the past in Barcombe, East Sussex. The first Read more…