community solar

The Community Energy Scheme has given its members a payment break for April, May and June, saving them over £200,000 in energy costs.

Solar Power Portal spoke to Andrew Moore, one of the directors of the Creacombe solar farm, to talk subsidy-free community solar, the possibility of battery storage and just how Creacombe came to be.

Ferry Farm Community Solar has completed a £5.5 million transaction to bring a solar array into full community ownership.

£100,000 has been raised by community-owned solar projects from surplus generation, which will now be given to Corona Crisis Funds.

Community energy projects have been given a six month extension to complete and register feed-in tariff (FiT) projects due to ongoing challenges caused by COVID-19.

Solar Power Portal caught up with Emma Bridge to talk about how the market has changed since the end of the FiT, the delays projects are facing due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) and whether subsidy-free is a reality for community solar.

Community Owned Renewable Energy Partners (CORE) and Yealm Community Energy’s (YCE) first ground-mounted 7.3MW solar PV farm has been successfully connected to the grid.

Co-op Energy has launched the Community Power tariff that will ensure all the electricity provided is sourced from community renewable energy projects.

A 14.7MW community-owned solar farm in Warwickshire has clinched a new refinancing package from ethical banking firm Triodos and Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC).

Community solar has faced its toughest year yet, according to a new report, detailing how new generation capacity fell in 2018.