Shropshire & Telford Community Energy

We were delighted to be involved in making this video with @peoplesbiz and others. We hope it helps explain what #CommunityEnergy is all about!

Make sure you check out our latest newsletter, about some of the great things happening locally: stcenergy.org.uk/2021/10/10/119/

10 days left to enter our competitions! Prizes include £30 worth of vegan goodies from Okra in Shrewsbury as well as an exhibition spot at Shropshire Loves Nature Festival! 💚 zerocarbonshropshire.org/generation-zer… #climateaction #netzero #zerocarbon2030 #competitions

Have you been struggling to cool your home the past few days? With the UK experiencing hotter temperatures more often, we need to find ways of cooling our homes that don’t contribute to climate change. Here are just a few energy efficient options👇 bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…

How batteries can solve Britain’s big renewable energy problem telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/…

Shropshire Summer: Sunshine, Sheep and Solarpower.

We're looking at #SolarPower a lot. But it's nice to learn a bit more about #WindPower too. A #RenewableEnergy future will need to be a mixed one. youtu.be/xy9nj94xvKA

From the Isles of Scilly to Inverness, people businesses and community groups are signing @TheCCoalition’s Declaration to tell @BorisJohnson #TheTimeIsNow for climate action 🎉 Add your voice today! thetimeisnow.uk/declaration

Get on board with #SHROPSHIRE Love Nature Festival. Full list of events here, still time to join! @shrewsmorris @jimallthetime shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/shropshire-lov…

Last night’s #Euro2020 between #ENGITA final saw our control room register a TV pick-up of 1800MW – the steepest of the tournament.⚡️ Further pick-ups came at full-time (1250MW) and the end of the match (500MW) as the game reached its dramatic finale. ⚽️👇

This summer we will be running workshops in libraries across Shropshire where we will be talking about things such as climate changes and recycling. The dates are as in picture. Please put them in your diary and come along to support us! 😊📖🌳📚

The UK is ranked 6th in the world for percentage of #energy generation coming from #wind and #solar. A good position, and scope for improvement. Read in @SolarPowerPort: solarpowerportal.co.uk/news/strong_so…

From a few months ago, but @BillGates raises some pertinent points about the high-level actions needed to tackle #ClimateChange. He highlights the need for no less than a new industrial revolution in this interview for @TEDTalks / @TEDCountdown. youtu.be/rhNxDp8e7p8

This is very significant: Funding transition to net zero could cost UK less than pandemic, OBR says - on.ft.com/3wkcjKH via @FT

From The Guardian Opinion: The Guardian view on getting to net zero: the crunch is coming - Bold climate targets are meaningless without policies to meet them. The PM should grab the chance to make Cop26 a success theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Tackling climate change will mean a change to "the way we do things", the Queen has said as she met experts on global warming in Edinburgh buff.ly/3jx8M9f via @BBCNews

We will be running online workshops to give you the skills and techniques to successfully build partnerships with your MP. We can help you have your voice heard on climate change. First one kicking us off next Friday 👉 bit.ly/3jz2Mgb (3/5)

BREAKING: the government has committed to phasing out coal in electricity generation by October 2024. We say keep coal in the hole! Let's focus on using renewable energy sources instead of fossil fuels like coal. inews.co.uk/news/environme…

The #CoopEconomy has grown by £1.1bn in 2020 despite the global pandemic. What's the secret to #coops resilience? 44% say its the support of committed members, which we know is core to the #CommunityEnergy sector 👩‍🔧🤩 Read more: ow.ly/VgKd50FhNMy #JoinACoop @CooperativesUK

It would be great if you could attend @OwenPaterson @DKShrewsbury @Dunne4Ludlow @MPritchardUK @lucyallan Help make #CommunityEnergy even more of a local success.

A great example of how #SolarPower and #biodiversity can work together!