Important update regarding Healthy Homes support There are changes to the support that our Healthy Homes project are now offering given the rapidly changing situation with the coronavirus. LEAP Home Visits As from 24th March, all LEAP home visits are cancelled, and LEAP are not accepting any new referrals for home visits for the time […]
Continue reading... 19/03/2020
26/01/2020
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 […]
Continue reading... 20/01/2020
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 […]
Continue reading... 15/11/2019
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 […]
Continue reading... 14/11/2019
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 […]
Continue reading... 14/11/2019
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 […]
Continue reading... 12/10/2019
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 […]
Continue reading... 16/09/2019
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 […]
Continue reading... 01/07/2019
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 […]
Continue reading... 01/07/2019
Tara joined ECOE in 2018 as a Home Energy Advisor with the Healthy Homes project. Shortly after she became one of our volunteer Directors, and held the Chair position for 12 months from June 2019 to June 2020. Since July 2020 Tara has been managing our award winning Healthy Homes for Wellbeing project. What is […]
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