We celebrated in February as Tara Bowers, ECOE’s chair, became a national ‘Heat Hero’ for her work to tackle fuel poverty. The Heat Heroes Awards recognise the achievements of those who have gone above and beyond in their work to help keep people warm in their homes. Charity National Energy Action run the awards. The […]
22/03/2020
Spring into helping ECOE help Exeter and Devon
Spring into helping ECOE help Exeter and Devon As we hope to emerge from what has felt like an especially bleak winter, why not brighten your days with us? Exeter Community Energy is helping tackle some of today’s biggest problems, from climate change to fuel poverty. But we’re so busy we always need help. So, […]
26/01/2020
Come to the ECOE Community Fund Allocation Event on February 12th!
Wednesday 12th February 18.30 to 21.00 The Meeting Room, Stephens Scown LLP, Curzon House, Southernhay, Exeter, EX1 1RS (See on Google Maps) RSVP to patrick@ecoe.org.uk We’d love you to come along and help us choose from the 11 local projects that have applied for ECOE’s third Community Fund allocation. Each of the applications aims […]
20/01/2020
Come meet ECOE at Big Energy Saving Week 2020! #BESW2020
ECOE will be travelling around Devon in the week commencing 20 January 2020, supporting Big Energy Saving Week 2020 (#BESW2020) at six events: BESW Community events organised by ECOE and Wessex Resolution: 10.00-13.30 Tues 21st January at Fishtank Café, Crediton 10.00-12.00 Wed 22nd January at Avenue Church, Newton Abbot 10.00-14.00 Fri 24th January at Beacon […]
15/11/2019
Bringing Winter Warmth to Healthy Homes
As the weather gets cold it’s much harder for people in fuel poverty and those living in hard-to-heat homes. It’s keeping us busy! We have lots of new drop-in advice clinics. Also, we’ve had stalls and given talks at many events. The demand for Local Energy Advice Partnership (LEAP) home visits is high. We’re therefore […]
14/11/2019
Call for applications for 2019 ECOE Community Fund grants
After a successful second year of ECOE’s Community Fund, it is now open for applications again. The fund is available for local community groups to apply for financing for projects that help to save energy and/or help to alleviate fuel poverty. For 2019, we have a total of £6,235 available. £3,000 comes from income from […]
14/11/2019
Meet Joe Clarke – ECOE’s newest Director
Over the summer, Exeter Community Energy co-opted Joe Clarke to its Board of Directors. He will focus on building on the organisation’s already-stellar marketing and communications output. Joe approached Tara Bowers, ECOE’s Chair, after seeing the call for new Directors and volunteers following the 2019 AGM. Also, ECOE engages Joe’s general interest in sustainability and […]
12/10/2019
Act green in 2020: Could you be ECOE’s new monitoring and maintenance co-ordinator, finance director or bookkeeper?
A new year will soon be upon us – yet climate and fuel poverty remain pressing problems. If you’re looking for a meaningful way to act, we have exciting opportunities for you. Interested? If so, read on for details: Monitoring and maintenance co-ordinator ECOE is looking for a monitoring and maintenance co-ordinator, to join our […]
16/09/2019
Charging ahead! 2019 ECOE Community Fund impact and project update
Exeter Community Energy (ECOE) pride ourselves on our Community Fund. The Fund supports local people and community groups with projects that save energy, fight fuel poverty, and support environmental causes. We awarded the 2019 Fund to Art and Energy, Pinhoe Road Baptist Church, the Estuary League of Friends, and the Music in Devon Initiative. Of […]
01/07/2019
Legal work under way for two Solar PV3 sites
Exeter Community Energy (ECOE) has successfully pre-registered two local community centre sites for new solar PV installations. We are now working on leases and power purchase agreements (PPAs) with The Beacon Community Centre and Westbank Healthy Living Centre. Pre-registration enables this even though the government closed its Feed-In Tariffs (FITs) scheme to new applications on […]
