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…
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The daily management affairs of Edinburgh Community Solar Co-op are performed on our behalf by Energy4All, one of the UK’s leading social enterprises in the delivery of community owned renewable schemes. Now, having worked closely with us and many other community owned societies throughout the UK and Scotland for several years, they’re seeking to take…
In February 2019 we were delighted to award the first tranche of grants under our Community Benefit Fund. Congratulations go to: Liberton Primary School who will receive £3000 toward their ‘Lighting up Play’ project to light up their school ‘Playbox’ and play area so children can play outside in the winter months. Oaklands School who…
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Our Autumn/Winter 2018 Newsletter is now available to read. Click on the image below to view online or alternatively click here to download a pdf version. This edition includes an update on plans for phase 2 of the Solar Coop, a goodbye message from a founding board member, and feedback from the members meeting in October.
We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2026 Edinburgh Community Solar Co-op Community Fund. Organisations can apply for grants to fund the following: Last year we made 14 awards to organisations in Edinburgh, you can find out who and watch our compilation video here. Applications for this year will be…
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…
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…