Latest News

In May 2021, the BWCE Fund signed up to the Funder Commitment on Climate Change, committing to play our part in addressing the causes of climate change and…

BWCE are delighted to announce the installation of a large-scale 170kW solar system on the roof of Writhlington School in Radstock.

What do you do when one of the most inspiring places in a World Heritage City is also one of the worst performers in energy terms? That's the question a senior…

The BWCE Fund has awarded £31,706 in funding to 11 projects to help them reduce carbon emissions and tackle fuel poverty

In January 2021 GROW Batheaston received a grant from the BWCE Fund. Only one year old at the time, this community group has really ‘grown’ since then! Ali…

Some of the ideas suggested by BWCE to our local MP Wera Hobhouse prior to the Community Energy Schemes debate in parliament.

BWCE’s Managing Director Pete Capener reflects on COP26 and the role of Government and community energy in the energy transition.

In the six months from April to the end of September BWCE projects have generated 8,909 MWh. That's equivalent to the electrical demand from 5,748 homes during…

The BWCE Fund is now open for applications with a deadline of 9am on 5th November 2021. The BWCE Fund supports local community projects that target the…

We've been out and about running information stalls at the Keynsham Eco Festival, the 3SG event on environmental projects, a drop-in at Cheap Street in Bath…

We are launching a campaign to sign up 1000 supporters by October 2022 to demonstrate the level of support for community energy locally and to win backing for…

The key decisions made at our 2021 Annual General Meeting on 25th September.

Chris Crookall-Fallon is to take over from Jane Stephenson as the new BWCE Chair. We hear from Chris about his previous involvement and on his thoughts for the…

At this year’s AGM Jane Stephenson will step down as BWCE Chair, a position she has held since 2016. Jane says farewell to the role and Managing Director Pete…

The BWCE Fund awarded Julian House (Bath) £4827 towards the running costs of the Bath Bike Workshop. Rowena Knight, Senior Trusts Fundraiser at Julian House…

The BWCE Fund awarded Batheaston New Village Hall (BNVN) committee £2797 towards the purchase and installation of solar panels for the new Community Village…

The BWCE Fund awarded Peter Pan Play School (Newbridge, Bath) £1000 for the provision of a bike, scooter and pram shed. Clare Moon, the Peter Pan Committee…

From 1st April 2021 to end of June 2021 our renewable energy projects have generated 4,894MWh. But what does this mean?

We have created an online resource with links to various organisations providing advice and guidance on sustainable home energy.

BWCE's Flex Community is expanding and we have a new animation that explains Flex in less than 90 seconds.

A draft report by Wychwood Biodiversity Limited has highlighted that BWCE’s Wilmington solar farm is “an impressive site from a biodiversity perspective, with…

On 8th July 2021 we held a meeting to enable BWCE members to tell us what they thought about our new business plan before it was presented to the AGM on 25th…

Our Solar Streets project in the Bear Flat area of Bath tested a community approach to electricity demand management through the integration of domestic solar…

Our current community share offer has raised one million pounds!

The latest in our series of Living with Renewables webinars was run in conjunction with Avalon Community Energy. It provided an overview of the context and…

With a grant of £5,000 from the BWCE Fund, Middle Ground Growers have installed solar panels to power the farm, including cargo bikes, electric tools and a…

We are really pleased to be featured in the online Reasons to be Cheerful magazine founded by David Byrne of Talking Heads fame.

We have two new members of staff joining our team. Alex Jones is joining as Administrator and Julia O’Connor is our new Marketing and Communications Officer.

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 and…

Lorna Montgomery explains how Bath Share & Repair are seeking volunteers and some particular items for two new and interesting projects, one of which has been…

We are carrying out a consultation in Bradford on Avon to assess the support for a community owned ev charging network.

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 £700,000!

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.

Former BWCE Fund grant recipient Energy Efficient Widcombe have re-launched as Go Green Widcombe with big plans to combat the climate emergency. Tim Williamson…

The BWCE Fund has awarded £33,300 in funding to 11 B&NES projects that are reducing carbon emissions and helping to tackle the climate emergency.

BWCE are recruiting for two new posts - an administrator and a Marketing & Communications Officer. Deadline 1st February 2021.

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 achieve…

See the presentation from our November 2020 Warm & Green Homes webinar plus links to other other useful information, advice and funding.

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 daily…

Flex Community has been chosen to be one of the demonstration projects for ReDream, a European wide project initiated by Stemy Energy and Comillas University.……

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 questions…

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 and…

BWCE Community Fund support helped Energy Sparks to test its website and energy education programme in local schools. The project has now gone nationwide. 

BWCE has secured funding from the Rural Community Energy Fund (RCEF) to test the viability of a community owned electric vehicle charging network running on…

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.

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 are…

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 our…

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, fund…

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 a…

Following our June 2020 Living with Renewables webinar on Managing Energy Demand we have produced information on the ‘greenest’ time to use energy, time of use…

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 AGM…

Our latest share offer has passed the half a million mark. Thanks to all our new members and the existing members who have invested more in community owned…

80% of the population support onshore wind so why are there so few wind turbines in Bath & North East Somerset?

Our Next Generation funded Flex Community project aims to combine home energy assets with smart technology designed by Stemy Energy to better balance demand…

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 local…

80% of the population support onshore wind so why are there so few wind turbines in Bath & North East Somerset? Why don’t more houses have solar panels? How…

Due to the current COVID-19 health emergency BWCE, in common with most organisations, is changing the way it operates.

An eco-therapy allotment, an edible food forest, a nappy library, energy ambassadors in schools, energy advice events, thermal home surveys, a solar powered…

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 a…

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 to download as a PDF…

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, the…

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 water…

BWCE are pleased to announce the launch of Community Solar 2020, a new programme to install community owned solar pv in the Bath & West area. Community Solar…

BWCE are excited to be embarking on a partnership with Stemy Energy, a company set up, as a spin off from Comillas University in Madrid and MIT, to promote a…

According to the Co-op Economy 2019 report from Co-operatives UK we are the 2nd largest Energy & Environment Co-op in the country! The Co-op Economy is the…

BWCE have collaborated with another local environmental group to install an information board on the South side of the River Avon at Bathampton enabling…

On Saturday 15th June 2019 BWCE and Comtek organised an event on the Past, Present & Future of Community Energy to raise awareness of the history of…

In the run up to the Bath & North East Somerset Council elections on 2nd May 2019 we sent a series of questions to all political parties standing candidates in…