In 2011 and 2016, Staffordshire Community Energy raised the funds through two community share issues for two separate project to fund the installation of PV panels on a number of community and hospital buildings in Staffordshire.
www.staffscommunityenergy.org.uk
Solar Sites
North Lincolnshire Community Energy
Solar installations on schools and community buildings around Scunthorpe will create up to 3MW of solar roof capacity. The project has received £1.4m from grants to the council from the UK Government’s “Towns Fund” and a share offer is due early next year.
www.nlce.coop
Westmill Solar Co-operative
Westmill Solar Park is located near Watchfield, on the Wiltshire/Oxfordshire border, just off the A420. The site consists of 30 acres of over 20,000 polycrystalline PV panels generating 4.8GWhr/year.
www.westmillsolar.coop