Choosing Suitable Roofs The ideal roof for our first solar project needs to be financially viable AND deliver community benefit. Financial viability is dependant on:- Good generation potential – best performance from southerly orientation although facing east and west can be viable. As little shading as possible and no threat of future construction that blocks […]
15/02/2014
Organising The Big Community Energy Weekend
Organising The Big Community Energy Weekend This weekend will involve The launch of ECOE’s community share offer for our Solar PV 1 project; An Energy Fair with talks and workshops from energy experts and renewable energy and energy efficiency suppliers providing displays and practical advice; And a Green Open Homes event where 30 plus homes […]
15/02/2014
News about the success of ECOE’s Public Meeting
Over 70 local people, community groups, businesses and energy experts came together on the evening of Tuesday 4th February, despite the weather, for Exeter Community Energy (ECOE) first public meeting. The evening started with networking and then ECOE’s eight directors introduced the vision ECOE has for how community-owned renewable energy projects can benefit Exeter, its […]
27/01/2014
Success with Funding
So far we’ve been successful with four of our funding applications and also received a donation. Exeter City Council & Devon County Council A big thanks for a £3,000 grant towards running public events, preparing a business plan and launching our share offer in the spring. Centre for Sustainable Energy and the Department for […]
