It’s great news – we are delighted to be able to inform you that we have received advanced assurance from HMRC that Edinburgh Community Solar Co-operative qualifies for EIS tax relief on shares. This means that those who buy shares in ECSC receive 30% income tax relief on the money invested. See HMRC website for more…
Our Directors attended the Greenpeace Scotland Eco Fair on Sunday 4th October. They were delighted with the interest expressed by the attendees. We now have printed copies of the share offer document available – click here to request a copy by post or to download a copy now.
Thank you to Gylemuir Primary School for hosting a fantastic share offer launch. The sun was shining and pupils were show casing “weather” sun glasses and solar inventions. Heather “the weather” Reid was on hand to formally launch the offer. Gyelmuir Primary will benefit from the installation of solar panels from the co-operative.
We are delighted to announce that we are launching our share offer on Tuesday 29th September. The official launch ceremony will take place at Gylemuir Primary School, one of the schools which has been selected to have panels installed. The launch event is invite only and a number of local councillors, industry professionals and community…
The Council will work in partnership with the Edinburgh Community Solar Co-operative (ECSC) – supported by Energy4All – to deliver the initiative, which is believed to be the largest community-owned urban renewable energy project in the UK. Buildings such as schools, leisure and community centres will be chosen to host the solar technology, which is…
Our share offer will be launching in the summer of 2015 – please click here to register your interest and we will email you a copy of the share offer once it becomes available. You will also receive an invitation to our launch event
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…