energy Local Fairy Hill
important update- July 2026
There was a localised fire in the sub-station cabin at Fairy Hill Solar Farm in early July. Engineers were on site at the time, No injuries were sustained.
The District Network Operator (DNO) safely isolated the electrical supply to and from the site to allow the Fire Service to tackle the fire.
A full investigation including a Health and Safety inspection and a Fire Investigator inspection have been completed. We are working with the installation contractors to get the fire-damaged equipment replaced as soon as possible,
It will be several weeks before the site will be generating again, our Energy Local club is currently paused whilst issues are resolved.
Fairy Hill Solar Farm.
Energy Local Fairy Hill - currently paused
We have set up an Energy Local Club with a small group of local pioneers to sell lower cost, clean renewable electricity to residents.
The club has a fixed price electricity (both from the solar farm and the prices households pay when the solar farm isn’t generating, i.e at night) for a year and will not be influenced by the current instability in the energy market.
We look forward to continuing this work when issues are resolved,
Who can get involved?
A small number of local pioneer club members have already joined the Club,
Specifically, households that:
Live within the primary substation area as shown on the map
Have a smart meter
Don’t have their own solar panels.
How has the club area been decided?
The electricity grid rules that govern our local supply club only allow us to sell to households connected to the same primary substation as the generation (i.e. properties supplied by the same local cables).
Energy Local Fairy Hill club boundary map
Who is Energy Local?
Energy Local is a community interest company with a community energy model that matches local electricity generation with local electricity use.
BWCE are working in partnership with Energy Local to establish the local supply club.
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Energy Local set up their first Club in Bethesda, North Wales in 2016, selling electricity directly to the community from a renewable energy project, and following its success, have used the same proven model in 30 plus Energy Local Clubs around the country.
When the sun is shining and Fairy Hill Solar Farm is generating power, members of the club can use that electricity at a reduced, locally agreed rate.
This means:
More value from locally generated renewable energy
Greater community benefit
A practical step toward a smarter, fairer energy system
More information can be found energylocal.org.uk