by mikesmckeown | Jun 25, 2022
Would I need to buy into community solar? No, there is no investment required from the community to build and operate the community solar. We would raise the funds in the same way as virtually all community energy groups do – via a “community share...
by mikesmckeown | Jun 25, 2022
Where would a solar farm go? We would avoid putting it (or them) anywhere close to homes or somewhere that would spoil view and as this is a community initiative we’d decide as a community where we felt comfortable locating it. From our initial discussions with...
by mikesmckeown | Jun 10, 2022
Why would we not put community solar on house roofs? The two main reasons why community energy projects tend to put solar in at a larger scale rather than on individual home rooftops are Cost: The cost per kWh generated is much lower, partly just economies of scale...