Installing Renewable Energy
13.2MW
of renewable energy
generating the equivalent annual electricity demand from
4,500homes
In the 10 years since its inception in 2010 BWCE has built five ground mounted solar arrays (solar farms) and installed solar pv on the roofs of eleven schools and four community buildings. We also own one modern water wheel. Through our Community Solar 2020 project, we aim to double our solar generation capacity by 2022.
Rooftop Solar
We are installing free community funded solar panels on business premises, schools and community buildings
Become a Solar Roof Spotter
If you are in BWCE’s local area, help us find suitable roofs by becoming a BWCE Solar Roof Spotter
Managing Energy Demand
Whilst the predominant focus of our first 10 years was renewable energy generation, we are now turning more and more to the challenge of energy demand. Meeting this challenge is crucial if we are to realise the vision of a low carbon energy system.
Bringing Community Benefit
We are set up as a Community Benefit Society and seek to benefit local communities through our Community Fund, our community support work, our events and through involving local people as members and supporters.
Community Support
Do you want to work with BWCE to bring community owned renewable energy to your community?
Make an application
Does your community group want funding for an environmental/fuel poverty project?
Building Community Ownership and Collective Action on Climate Change
Our community ownership model is fundamental to the way we operate with our members having both a financial and a democratic stake in the organisation. In addition to this we are working hard to build a network of support for community owned renewable energy across the Bath & West Area.
Reducing our carbon impact
Inspiring and supporting each other to take action in our communities
Influencing policymakers & businesses to make the big changes required
Current Share Offer - you can apply at any time
Shares allocated every two months.
We invite you to become a member of BWCE and buy shares in the organisation, or, if you are already a member, to increase your investment.
Join the Community Energy Revolution
Join our Supporters Network to promote practical action on community energy and climate change in the Bath & West area
Latest News
Watch our new video
In conjunction with the re-launch of our community share offer we have worked with If Not Now Digital to produce a short video about BWCE. Please watch it and share it to spread the word about community energy!
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Our Team is growing
Between September and November 2022 BWCE took on four new members of staff. Here are our new team members. We welcome them to the BWCE family and look forward to exciting times ahead as we build our profile and further develop the ability for community energy to deliver for local people.
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BWCE, the Windfall Tax and the cost of renewable electricity
Our Managing Director Pete Capener explains how the Government’s windfall tax on renewables will affect BWCE and considers how a fairer energy pricing system can best work for both consumers and community energy organisations.
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Three Ways in Bath becomes our latest solar school
Three Ways in Bath is the latest school to benefit from rooftop solar installation from BWCE, with solar panels being installed over the October half-term 2022.
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Interested in becoming a member of BWCE?
We are running some informal online information sessions providing an opportunity to find out about BWCE, our projects and our current community share offer.
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Bright Green Homes – funding available for energy efficiency
BWCE have been commissioned to recruit householders in Bath & North East Somerset to the Bright Green Homes initiative being run by Bristol, B&NES and North Somerset councils.
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