An annual grant scheme with fellow community energy organisation Low Carbon Gordano which supports local groups reduce carbon and raise awareness about the climate crisis.
A group of men sit intent over dissembled bike parts, fixing spokes and realigning brakes. They are no ordinary mechanics. The gleaming machines hanging from the walls are the work of Bikes Behind Bars, a special programme designed by cycling…
A glow of spring sunshine illuminates the bunting at Redcatch Community Garden as people, old and young, move between polytunnels, the play area, raised beds, workshop areas and the coffee station. Whatever their purpose, all are here as part of…
“Knitting helped me lose weight. It keeps my hands busy so I don’t eat so much,” Susan Jones says. She is tidying up years’ worth of loose ends – a ball of yarn that she’s created by tying up scraps…
Walk into the back rooms of the ceramics studio at the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft (PRSC) and you may discover the largest number of blue roses you’ve ever seen. They are sheets and sheets of transfers designed for white…
From supporting the installation of solar panels on a community building to helping prisoners gain qualifications as bike mechanics – this is part of what community benefit means for us. These important projects are among successful awardees of our Megawatt…
Lizzy Horn, 28, is wildlife researcher for Empowering Futures, one of the recipients of our Megawatt Community Energy Fund. She helped identify wildlife for a book the care farm are using to help people connect with the natural world. Here…
Want to get more involved in the cooperative? This new opportunity to join the Megawatt Community Energy Fund panel is open to all members (investor shareholders). This comes as part of a drive at the cooperative to improve diversity, inclusion…
Energy efficiency was the key theme in this year’s Megawatt Community Energy Fund. We set up the fund in 2017 to help groups in and around Bristol to drive green initiatives suitable for their local community. This year, over £42,000…
Now, more than ever, communities need support to tackle the two big issues of the moment; carbon reduction and fuel poverty. The Megawatt Community Energy Fund is one way that local groups can help drive green initiatives in their area.…
As a community energy cooperative we’re committed to recycling our profits into community action. That’s why we’ve set up the Megawatt Community Energy Fund to support community action on climate change and making energy more affordable by addressing fuel poverty. Interested in finding…