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The BWCE Story
BWCE is a not for profit community benefit society, owned and run by our members for the benefit of the community.
Our vision is for a local area able to supply decreasing local energy demand with increasing generation from renewable energy, driven by collective action and community ownership.
Our focus has been on developing clean local energy, community-owned for the common good.
Installing Renewable Energy
12.35MW
of renewable energy
generating the equivalent annual electricity demand from
4,000 homes
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.
Community Solar
We are installing free community funded solar panels on business premises, schools and community buildings
Become a Solar Roof Spotter
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.

Flex Community 2020
BWCE and Stemy Energy invite you to help shape the future
We are recruiting participants to test smart technology designed by Stemy Energy which helps shift electricity demand away from peak times, in order to reduce carbon emissions, electricity bills and the need for expensive and resource intensive grid upgrades.
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
Check out the latest updates from BWCE, including news of our AGM, an update on our Community Fund guidelines, links to recordings of our recent heat pumps webinar and an article on smart household energy from one of our board members.
December 1, 2020
BWCE working with Parish Councils
BWCE wants to help communities to control, own and benefit from…
December 1, 2020
Warm & Green Homes webinar
See the presentation from our November 2020 Warm & Green Homes…
December 1, 2020
The Energy Demand Challenge
Renewable energy development will be held back unless we find…
November 11, 2020
Warm and Green Homes webinar
In November 2020 we held a webinar on the top retrofitting…
November 3, 2020
Flex Community gets a big boost
Flex Community has been chosen to be one of the demonstration…
October 29, 2020
Green Electricity Tariffs
Can you guarantee a green electricity tariff is supplying 100%…
October 28, 2020
Community Fund profile – Share and Repair
The BWCE Community Fund has helped Share and Repair in its…
October 26, 2020
Community Fund profile – Energy Sparks
BWCE Community Fund support helped Energy Sparks to test its…