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November 30, 2023
Bristol Beacon is open and BEC is very proud to be part of its amazing journey The transformation of Colston Hall into Bristol Beacon is the […]
November 20, 2023
A shocking 1% of British adults feel they know a great deal about the concept of community energy. In the run-up to COP28, where governments will […]
November 15, 2023
We are delighted to share that Bristol Energy Cooperative has received grants from Patagonia’s 1% for the Planet Fund and Younity’s Powering Communities Fund to deliver […]
November 14, 2023
As Bristol Energy Cooperative has commented, we believe the government’s new £10 million community energy fund is nowhere near enough – particularly as it continues to […]
November 8, 2023
Dear Prime Minister, This is an open letter from energy cooperatives across the country to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak following the King’s Speech – will you […]
October 31, 2023
Last week (26 Oct) saw the Energy Act 2023 become law after a very long passage of the Energy Bill through parliament. Broadly welcomed by the […]
September 22, 2023
Following the prime minister’s u-turns on net zero targets, our co-director Andy O’Brien makes clear the direction we need to go from here. In the prime […]
August 24, 2023
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 […]
August 3, 2023
Dame Priti Patel says that the public are “not ready” for the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy,and that we don’t have the technology to […]