Reasons to be Cheerful
We are really pleased to be featured in the online Reasons to be Cheerful magazine founded by David Byrne of Talking Heads fame.
Welcome to Alex and Julia
We have two new members of staff joining our team. Alex Jones is joining as Administrator and Julia OāConnor is our new Marketing and Communications Officer.
Interview with Sarah Warren
BWCE carried out a video interview with Sarah Warren, B&NES Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency to find out what motivates her, what she hopes to achieve andā¦
Share and Repair Needs your Help
Lorna Montgomery explains how Bath Share & Repair are seeking volunteers and some particular items for two new and interesting projects, one of which has beenā¦
Electric vehicle charging network consultation
We are carrying out a consultation in Bradford on Avon to assess the support for a community owned ev charging network.
Update on Generation & Investment
Our renewable energy projects have generated 11,028MWh from 1st April 2020 to end of December 2020 and our latest share offer is close to reaching Ā£700,000!
BWCE responds to B&NES Local Plan consultation
BWCE has responded to the consultation Bath & North East Somerset Council is carrying out on the Local Plan Partial Update. See our response in full.
Go Green Widcombe
Former BWCE Fund grant recipient Energy Efficient Widcombe have re-launched as Go Green Widcombe with big plans to combat the climate emergency. Tim Williamsonā¦
BWCE Fund awards Ā£36,000 to cut carbon emissions
The BWCE Fund has awarded Ā£33,300 in funding to 11 B&NES projects that are reducing carbon emissions and helping to tackle the climate emergency.
BWCE are Recruiting!
BWCE are recruiting for two new posts - an administratorĀ and a Marketing & Communications Officer. Deadline 1st February 2021.
BWCE working with Parish Councils
BWCE wants to help communities to control, own and benefit from renewable energy in their local area. Find out how we can work with Parish Councils to achieveā¦
Warm & Green Homes webinar
See the presentation from our November 2020 Warm & Green Homes webinar plus links to other other useful information, advice and funding.
The Energy Demand Challenge
Renewable energy development will be held back unless we find ways of enabling householders to become more flexible in the way that they use energy on a dailyā¦
Flex Community gets a big boost
Flex CommunityĀ has been chosen to be one of the demonstration projects forĀ ReDream, a European wide project initiated by Stemy Energy and Comillas University.ā¦ā¦
Green Electricity Tariffs
Can you guarantee a green electricity tariff is supplying 100% renewable energy and will you need to pay over the odds for it? The answers to these questionsā¦
Community Fund profile – Share and Repair
The BWCE Community Fund has helped Share and Repair in its mission to repair, reduce, reuse and recycle. Lorna Montgomery tells us how they are growing andā¦
Community Fund profile – Energy Sparks
BWCE Community Fund support helped Energy Sparks to test its website and energy education programme in local schools. The project has now gone nationwide.Ā
Can we create an EV charging network?
BWCE has secured funding from the Rural Community Energy Fund (RCEF) to test the viability of a community owned electric vehicle charging network running onā¦
Sophie answers questions on the Community Fund
Our Community Fund is open until 2nd November. Chair of Fund trustees Sophie Hooper Lea tells us why she got involved and shares her thoughts on the fund.
Community Fund profile – Greenlinks
Bath Mind's Greenlinks project received a BWCE Community Fund grant in January 2020. Amanda Bolton, Greenlinks Manager, tells us about the great work they areā¦
BWCE AGM 12th September 2020
Our 2020 AGM will be held online from 2.30 to 4.30pm on Saturday 12th September. This year marks the 10 year anniversary of the launch of BWCE. As we enter ourā¦
Community Fund guidelines updated
The BWCE Community Fund is due to launch on 14th September, subject to confirmation from members at the AGM. As a response to the Covid-19 crisis, fundā¦
Smart Household Energy
During our recent events on managing energy demand BWCE board member Sonya Bedford talked about the benefits she had received from having a smart meter and aā¦
Managing Energy Demand
Following our June 2020 Living with RenewablesĀ webinar onĀ Managing Energy Demand we have produced information on the āgreenestā time to use energy, time of useā¦
BWCE Annual General Meeting, Sat 12th September
This year is our 10th anniversary! We had been hoping to celebrate with our members and supporters in person but we have been unable to do this. Our 2020 AGMā¦
Weāve raised half a million!
OurĀ latest share offerĀ has passed the half a million mark. Thanks to all our new members and the existing members who have invested more in community ownedā¦
Your chance to support renewable friendly planning policies
80% of the population support onshore wind so why are there so few wind turbines in Bath & North East Somerset?
Are you planning to install a heat pump or an EV charging point?
Our Next Generation funded Flex Community project aims to combine home energy assets with smart technology designed by Stemy Energy to better balance demandā¦
Community Solar 2020 aims for a big power surge!
Thanks to our Solar Roof Spotters we have had over 100 enquiries to Community Solar 2020 and we are currently discussing a number of viable projects with localā¦
Your chance to support renewable friendly planning policies
80% of the population support onshore wind so why are there so few wind turbines in Bath & North East Somerset? Why donāt more houses have solar panels? Howā¦
Covid 19 ā Our response
Due to the current COVID-19 health emergency BWCE, in common with most organisations, is changing the way it operates.
BWCE Community Fund awards Ā£28,000 to boost local community projects
An eco-therapy allotment, an edible food forest, a nappy library, energy ambassadors in schools, energy advice events, thermal home surveys, a solar poweredā¦
Flex Community update
Applications have closed for our Flex Community pilot project on hot water heating and we are currently installing the Stemy Energy controller and app in aā¦
Solar Roof Spotters Guide available to download
Our Roof Spotters Guide with all the information to enable you to spot a viable roof for our Community Solar 2020 project is now available toĀ download as a PDFā¦
How can you support BWCE in 2020?
We have had a good response to our Supporters Survey but we need more to build up a better picture of the geographical coverage of our supporter base, theā¦
3rd Flex Community public meeting, 9th January
Our Flex Community project is well underway with half of our target of 30 volunteers recruited to the pilot group and the first four Stemy Energy hot waterā¦
BWCE launches Community Solar 2020
BWCE are pleased to announce the launch ofĀ Community Solar 2020, a new programme to install community owned solar pv in theĀ Bath & West area. Community Solarā¦
Flex Community ā an innovative approach to reducing carbon emissions
BWCE are excited to be embarking on a partnership withĀ Stemy Energy, a company set up, as a spin off from Comillas University in Madrid and MIT, to promote aā¦
BWCE is the UKās 2nd largest Energy & Environment Co-op
According to theĀ Co-op Economy 2019 reportĀ from Co-operatives UK we are the 2nd largest Energy & Environment Co-op in the country! The Co-op Economy is theā¦
Riverside noticeboard for the Old Mill hydro project
BWCE have collaborated with another local environmental group to install an information board on the South side of the River Avon at Bathampton enablingā¦
The Past, Present & Future of Community Energy
On Saturday 15th June 2019 BWCE and Comtek organised an event on theĀ Past, Present & Future of Community EnergyĀ to raise awareness of the history ofā¦
Responses from B&NES Council election candidates to BWCE questions
In the run up to the Bath & North East Somerset Council elections on 2ndĀ May 2019 we sent a series of questions to all political parties standing candidates inā¦