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The dark winter nights may be drawing in, but there will be a slice of sunshine at the official launch of a community solar scheme for two Salford schools. On Monday 21st November at 12:30pm at Hamilton Davies House on Liverpool Road, Irlam, the Mayor of Salford, Paul Dennett, will…

We have completed four solar installations over the summer holidays and have submitted the Feed-in Tariff applications. Fiddlers Lane Primary School – installed in partnership with Moss Community Energy Primrose Hill Primary School, Salford Irlam Primary School The Fuse, Partington

Over the summer holidays our installers have been hard at work installing panels. Here are some photos of the first installations:

After a hectic few weeks of negotiations, we finally got the leases signed on Friday! This was a crucial step as it meant that we could issue shares and start spending the money that our members have invested. We wasted no time in making the first payment to our installer,…

Just a quick note to let you know where we’re up to with the leases for our solar project. We’ve made good progress since our last update: We reached an agreement with Salford City Council today on the content of the leases for the schools, and the Mayor has given…

We’re delighted to announce that we reached our Optimum Share Offer target of £186,000 on Tuesday morning and we have therefore closed the Share Offer to new applications. Thanks so much to everyone who has invested and all of you who made the time to promote the project and share…

Fundraising Since our last update at the end of June, the response has been amazing! We rocketed past the £140,000 minimum target needed to install solar panels on three sites – Primrose Hill Primary School in Ordsall, Irlam Primary School and The Fuse in Partington – and we’re now closing…

First of all  – WOW! We have raised over £137,000 including offline investments.  Thank you to everyone who has invested, volunteered their time and/or shared the project with friends – you are amazing.   One day With just one day left until our published closing date of 30 June, we…

Great news – we have passed the half way mark to our minimum target! Including offline investments, we’ve raised over £80,000 – a massive thank you to all of you who have invested so far! With less than a week left, it’s time to remind everyone who’s been thinking about…

It’s Summer Solstice and Co-operatives Fortnight, so what better time than to invest in a community-owned solar project aiming to: install solar panels on 3 schools and a community hub, saving them money on their bills; generate over 100,000 kWh of clean electricity per year, helping to reduce carbon emissions;…

I can’t believe it’s June already!  Time flies when you’re having fun… and also when you’re promoting a community energy scheme which will help schools and community buildings save money on their energy bills, save carbon and help children learn about energy and climate change. Over the past few weeks,…

We’ve had a great start to our share offer and are currently up to £25,850. Thanks to everyone who has joined so far. If you are thinking of investing, head over to our invest page, and to our crowdfunder, or you can also catch up with us at various  events…