Exeter Community Energy (ECOE) is finalising plans to move its energy advice work, including the award-winning Healthy Homes for Wellbeing Project, to a charity. Following much deliberation and fact-finding by the board of directors and others, we are doing this by transferring the activities to an existing charity, the Climate Action Hub Exeter charity. Climate […]

ECOE fights global warming and cuts electricity bills, an appealing prospect for many, including new recruits to our directorial team. When they join us, we like to introduce you to keep you up to date. We’re excited to introduce our latest directorial recruit is Jen Cook, who brings much-needed legal knowledge to the team. Read […]

The way ECOE fights climate change while putting money in people’s pockets keeps on bringing great new additions to our directorial team. When they join us, we like to introduce you to keep you up to date. Our latest directorial recruit is Peter Dempsey, who is joining as our new company secretary. Now, read on […]

Exeter Community Energy (ECOE) has now sent the first report to an ‘able to pay’ client looking to transform their home for a low carbon future. Overall, over 200 homeowners or landlords in Exeter, East Devon, Mid Devon, Teignbridge and Torbay have already enquired into ECOE’s retrofit service. Therefore, in the next two months we […]

Thanks to the big impact we have in our community, some very talented people continue to volunteer to be ECOE directors. When they join us, we like to introduce you to keep you up to date. Our latest directorial recruit is James Rowan. Now, read on to find all about him. What is your role […]

During 2023, the Healthy Homes for Wellbeing project’s team of energy advisors delivered over 1500 home visits. Additionally, we have been providing practical solutions at 345 regular drop-in clinics at more than 20 venues. During the year we attended over 300 other events including community talks, eco-festivals and winter warm spaces. Our team has grown […]

Exeter Community Energy (ECOE) has awarded £9,549 in grants to four local groups to make people’s lives greener – including running sessions teaching people how to cook cheap, healthy meals using a minimum of electricity. In particular, ECOE’s community fund provides grants to groups in and near Exeter working on clean energy and fuel poverty. […]

We are lucky that the ECOE team attracts lots of talented people as voluntary directors. When we gain new faces, we like to introduce you to keep you up to date. Our latest directorial recruit is Stephen Wood. What is your role at ECOE? I joined the ECOE team as a director as of January […]

Exeter Community Energy is looking for people to join our team. Having won six awards in three years, we have exciting plans for our renewable energy, energy efficiency and fuel poverty projects to bring about further practical change in our community. Can you help us?   We are especially looking for a new voluntary company […]