Wera Hobhouse MP visits BWCE’s rooftop solar project at Beechen Cliff School


On 27th January Bath MP Wera Hobhouse visited a rooftop solar system installed by Bath & West Community Energy (BWCE) at Beechen Cliff School.

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.

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.

BWCE Review of 2022


2022 has been a very busy and productive year for BWCE. Read our review of 2022 to find out what we've been up to.

Carole Bond 1957-2022


We are very sad to announce the death of Carole Bond, who was a trustee of the BWCE Fund from its inception in 2014 onwards. Carole played a key role in the development and…

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…

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…

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…

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.

BWCE enables 125 tonnes per year carbon reduction across four local schools


Some facts and figures on our summer rooftop solar installations on local schools, including size, power and carbon savings.