Edinburgh Community Solar Co-operative owns and operates 30 solar panel installations throughout Edinburgh with a total generating capacity of 1.38MW. Our panels can be found on Edinburgh Council schools, community centres and leisure facilities. Each year we generate approximately 1.1GWh of clean, renewable electricity for these buildings and the wider grid. After providing a fixed return on our member’s investments, excess profits are invested in community projects throughout Edinburgh that promote sustainability and renewable energy.
Edinburgh Community
Solar Co-Operative
Upcoming Share Offer
Invested
Generating Installations
1.6
GWh
Clean Energy Generated Each Year
RECENT NEWS
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Improvements to our solar array at Tumbles
At the end of April, we completed long-planned work to improve the efficiency of our solar array on the roof of Tumbles at Portobello. We have over 400 panels on Tumbles’ roof, with a generating capacity of 125kw. To give an idea of what this means, common residential solar panel system sizes in the UK… More...
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Stories from our Community Fund
We are delighted to share a compilation of case study videos from our most recent Community Fund recipients. This video was shared with members at our Annual Meeting in March. Last year, profits from our solar panels across the city helped to funded projects include a musical instruments library, sports clubs, energy saving lighting, youthwork… More...