Join us for a free home retrofit event
We are inviting BEC members to join us for a free event in Bristol on Monday 2nd November from 6-8pm to share our experience retrofitting our homes and to learn from others. If your house is cold in winter and…
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Feeling the power at our first Community Energy webinar
What a day to hold our first online meeting for Community Energy groups! In February we ran an online event inviting emerging groups to join us to share experience and knowledge about challenges and opportunities we’ve managed over the last…
Checking your figures?
If you’re reviewing your finances for 2025, or checking your will is up to date, don’t forget these useful facts: If you hold investments in BEC Bonds, they can be easily transferred to another adult at any time, or divided…
Fill in our survey and help shape BEC’s future
What kind of things are important to you when considering becoming a member? What do you think should be BEC’s priority? These are some of the things we’d love to hear from you in our supporters and members’ survey. Your…
Thanks to all our investors!
Our eighth share offer closed this week, and wow, what an achievement. Over the course of six months, 478 people came together to raise a staggering £1.3million! All this, right in the middle of a cost of living crisis. We…
Q&A with our newest member: The Cooperative Press
The Cooperative Press has taken the bold and positive step of investing in the Bristol Energy Cooperative. The £5000 investment will help develop an array of projects ranging from a microgrid at Bridport Cohousing to 127kW of rooftop solar at…
Our community investors are leading the net zero transformation
We’ve now used some of the funds from our current share offer to purchase the battery for our microgrid at the new Water Lilies housing development in the Lawrence Weston area of Bristol. The 223 kW /446KWh lithium-ion Tesla battery…
10 frequently asked questions about our bond offer
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The public has so far invested over £4 million in Bristol Energy Cooperative’s clean energy projects. Our latest investment opportunity is via a bond – an Innovative Finance ISA bond. This is one of the first available for community energy,…
Meet our investors: Karn from Bedminster
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Many people want to tackle climate change, but are unsure how to really make a difference. At times, it can feel overwhelming. One easy way to help society make a lasting shift from fossil fuels to renewables is to…
Meet our solar investors: Katherine from Southville in Bristol
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In our current crowdfund, we’ve already raised over £200,000. But we have a long way to go to meet our £1.15m target by 31 July 2017. There are many reasons to make a positive investment in community energy. Today hear…