A big thank you to everyone who came to our event with Catherine Mitchell on 10th February. We are chuffed that so many people came along – about 70 people from across the community – proof of the level of energy and interest in the transition to sustainable energy. Catherine gave us an amazing insight […]
29/01/2015
Update on Solar PV1
We know a lot of potential community investors are eager to invest and we can’t wait to turn your money into a fairer and greener energy supply, so here’s an update on where we are. ECOE was legally constituted in January last year with an initial target to develop and commission a community-owned renewable energy […]
17/01/2015
Funding Success
We would like to say a big thank you to Naturesave Insurance and Devon County Council/Regen SW who have recently awarded us with grants of £2,000 and £4,050 respectively. This money will go towards professional advice on our financial model, marketing the share offer, and paying for project management time to develop Solar PV1. We […]
17/01/2015
Our Preferred Installers
Our Preferred Installers Prior to our first installations, ECOE initially appointed four installers as ECOE’s preferred installers. They were Clean Earth Energy, SunGift Solar, Sol Electrical and Hyde Park Electrical. We went through a thorough and transparent application process led by three of our Directors, an experienced volunteer and an independent expert from Regen SW. […]
17/01/2015
Volunteer evening March 25th
Volunteer Opportunities – Bring your interest and passion to this friendly and committed project Read More…
17/01/2015
Exeter’s Energy Future Events
ECOE Event – UK Energy Policy and the role of community energy. From dirty energy to sustainable energy in association with Transition Exeter Read More…
03/11/2014
Christmas Party
Tuesday 9th December Put this date in your diaries. Nearing the end of our first year, we invite you all to come and celebrate with us. We’re hoping to have live music with food and drink and plenty of good conversations at a venue to be confirmed.
03/11/2014
Stronger Exeter
Making the case for community energy to Exeter City Council We think it’s really important for us all to take part in a major public consultation called Stronger Exeter on council services and the need to reduce spending in line with on-going reductions in funding. This is a fantastic opportunity for people to play a […]
07/10/2014
Shillingford Organics
Shillingford Organics signs heads of terms agreement We are delighted to announce that on 30th September we signed our first heads of terms agreement with Shillingford Organics. Two of their roofs have been surveyed and will take just over 40kWp – a significant amount of the 200kWp target for our first community-owned solar PV project. […]
07/10/2014
What we learnt from WREN
On September 17th 2014, we held an open forum with Dominic Comonte from the Wadebridge Renewable Energy Network to explore ideas for Exeter’s energy future and what else ECOE can focus on. After an inspirational presentation from Dominic and a vibrant conversation between everyone present, we identified four areas where we could take inspiration from […]
