GMCR

The good news – our UCEF grant application was successful! Not so good news – DECC have launched a consultation to remove pre-registration and pre-accreditation with effect from 1 October 2015. These are the facilities that allow community groups to lock in the Feed in Tariff (FiT) , the payment…

GMCR has finalised our offer to schools and community buildings. We will provide free solar panels and a discount of 20% on the cost of the electricity generated by the panels. Once we have raised investment from the community to pay for the cost of installing the panels, our ongoing…

We have submitted an application for a grant from the Department for Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC’s) Urban Community Energy Fund (UCEF) to help us bring our project to a state where it is investment ready. If successful, the grant will see us receive funding for feasibility studies, initial legal…

This month, two friendly schools have supported our project by allowing us to have installer site visits, so we can select a partner to deliver the installation of our solar panels. We would like to thank the schools involved and all the installers who expressed interest in our project and…

We would like to tell you something interesting happened this month, but it hasn’t. Unless talking to people and poring over spreadsheets counts? No, thought not.

GMCR helped to organise the inspiring Powering Up North conference at the Friends Meeting House, Manchester, on 26 February 2015, where the following key themes were discussed:   Opportunity – exploring the potential for community energy in the North. Highlighting the multiple benefits this can bring, not just lowering carbon,…

Greater Manchester Community Renewables Ltd was incorporated as a Community Benefit Society on 9 January 2015, number 7066. The purpose of the Society is to carry on business for the benefit of the community by developing, owning and operating renewable energy installations, and by doing so to reduce carbon emissions…