1. Community owned renewable energy

2. Created in summer 2010
Raised £1.95M since June 2012
Brighton's biggest solar developer
A Community Benefit Society, 450 members
1 member 1 vote
Maximum investment £100,000, min £300
Shares are withdrawable, not transferrable
Offer 5% return on investment
Installed & own 30 arrays by end 2019
12000 tonnes of carbon dioxide saved over 20 years

3. How does it work?

4. Solar Capacity 1.565MWp 1.345MWp Solar Sites 28 22 £194,000 £135,000
2017/18
2016/17
2017
Solar Capacity
1.565MWp
1.345MWp
Solar Sites 28 22
£194,000
£135,000
Turnover
£1,786,000
£1,489,000
Assets
Operating Surplus
£6,500
£2,300
Interest Paid
£73,000
£57,000

6. Savings on Energy bills

7. Ore Valley College Plan to fit 926 x 270Wp PV panels as
1 x 50kWp + 1 * 200kWp arrays.
£ Saving: £4275 per annum for 25 years.
CO2 Saving: tonnes per annum.