PRESS RELEASE Edinburgh Community Solar Co-operative (ECSC) are celebrating 10 years of generating clean, community-owned electricity in the city: and they are getting ready for their next major solar project. ECSC have already generated over 11 million kWh of electricity by installing solar PV panels on schools, leisure centres and community buildings in the city,…

The Edinburgh Community Solar Co-op 2025 Community Funding round has now closed, with 14 applications being awarded grants totalling £20,000. As always, ECSC are delighted to be able to assist such a variety of organisations in the city with projects including installing their own solar panels, running youth sessions and developing green community spaces. You…

Earlier in October ECSC Chair Vicki White and staff from Edinburgh Leisure met with Gillian Martin, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, to discuss the brilliant work being done together to bring affordable renewable energy to organisations in the heart of the city. It was great to share the success our community led cooperative…

Edinburgh Community Solar Co-op recently published their latest newsletter, which can be read online here: ECSC September Newsletter This is a new format for the newsletter and we talk about progression towards a Phase 3 share offer… more information coming soon!

Edinburgh Community Solar Co-op were recently invited by Scottish Power Energy Networks to share the story of our Co-operative in this new video: We were pleased to be able to showcase and chat about the solar installations we have completed in Edinburgh, and to see some fantastic drone footage of our installations across the city.…

Please click on the link here To view the August 2022 Newsletter.

Installation of rooftop solar PV panels on Waverley Court, the City of Edinburgh Council headquarters, has almost completed marking Edinburgh Solar’s 30th solar installation on public buildings around the city. Waverley Court is the sixth public building to be fitted with community-owned solar panels funded by our ‘Phase 2’ 2020 public share offer. Delivered in…