Brighton Energy Co-operative
Brighton Energy Co-operative is a cooperative based in Brighton & Hove, United Kingdom that operates renewable energy plants. It is incorporated as a Community Benefit Society under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act. Live operations include 132 kWp of photovoltaic solar panels, installed in 2012, located across three sites in the city: St George's Church in Kemptown, City Coast Church in Portslade and the Hove Enterprise Centre at Shoreham Port.
Type | Consumer Co-operative |
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Industry | Renewable Energy |
Founded | 15 November 2010 |
Headquarters | |
Key people | Will Cottrell, Chair |
Website | brightonenergy.org.uk |
In 2013, it launched a second community share offer to raise up to £616,000 to purchase and install up to 565 kWp of photovoltaic capacity, mainly on huge sheds at Shoreham.[1]
Since then more than 400 people have joined BEC and the coop has raised more than £1.5m of community investment. BEC has installed on many buildings in and around Brighton and Hove (see a map here), including:
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (PACA) - 100kWp
Infinity Foods, Portslade - 90kWp
University of Brighton Hillbrow Sports Centre - 120kWp
University of Brighton, Varley Halls - 30KWp
Hove Enterprise Centre, Hove - 87kWp
Big Lemon Solar Bus Depot - 30kWp
Shed 3a, Shoreham Port - 200kWp
Shed 10, Shoreham Port - 212kWp
St George's Church, Brighton - 10kWp
BCMY, Littlehampton - 60kWp
RT Page & Sons - 100kWp
City Coast Church, Portslade - 37kWp
Brighton EarthShip, Brighton - 3kWp
Refine Metals, Chiddingfold - 177kWp
Medisort, Littlehampton, 60kWp
University of Brighton Robert Dodd annex - 30kWp
Moulescoomb Forest Garden - 4kWp
- Shaw, Malcolm (2 February 2014). "Solar project a shining example says Green MP". ITV News. Retrieved 10 April 2014.