Upcoming ECOE Events The EU referendum: What’s the significance for Exeter and Devon, community energy and UK energy policy? Wed 11th May 18.45 for 19.00 start The Meeting Room, Stephens Scown Solicitors, Curzon House, Exeter. This event will create a space for us to explore what the outcome of the EU referendum might mean for […]

Solar PV 2 We’ve mentioned the Devon-wide project before. In September 2015 we pre-registered sites for local groups in Crediton, Okehampton, Braunton and Swimbridge, securing the FiT rates for a further 12 months. Since then these local groups, ECOE, Energy Analysis and DARE have been investigating the possibility of progressing them. Swimbridge Jubilee Hall and […]

We’ve received our very first income from solar energy sales this month, the first of many! Generating green de-carbonised energy is what Solar PV 1 is all about. The income from the solar energy supports community ownership and ensures the existence of the community fund. This will provide finance for local projects that promote energy […]

The news of the month is that Exeter College’s governors agreed for the solar installation to go ahead at the Technology Centre. Our talks started back in September 2014, so its been a long process finding a way to give the college enough flexibility in the lease. Its meant that ECOE is carrying a little more […]

A host of information about events and news that might be of interest. Help ‘Exeter Pound‘ reach its target crowd fund Exeter Pound launched in Sept 2015 and now has 131 traders. The next step is to go digital as this will widen participation and bring greater benefits to businesses as it will facilitate large transactions, […]

We have a new Finance Director A very big welcome to Peter Bowers. His background is in management accountancy within the Insurance and Pension industry, now retired we wants to help ECOE with its finances. Perfect timing and we’re all looking forward to working with Peter and being able to ask him all of those […]