An invitation to be part of Southill’s energy transition
It is now over 9 years since the Southill Solar farm was installed and commissioned, generating sufficient energy to supply the needs of most of the homes in Charlbury, Finstock & Fawler.
We wanted to update you on some exciting developments at Southill Community Energy. We are delighted to have been awarded a Community Energy Fund (CEF) government grant of £40,000 to carry out a feasibility study exploring local supply of energy. Thanks to a change in the regulations governing the energy market, it is now possible to supply electricity directly to customers who register with a local energy club. The concept is simple:
* Locally-generated renewable energy made available to local residents and businesses
* Discounted (more affordable) energy for customers
* Better revenue from electricity sales for Southill Community Energy
* More surplus funds available for community benefit
In order to achieve this we need to conduct an analysis of the energy demands (and generation, if you have solar panels, for example) of individual home types and businesses within the local network. We can then model the profile of your demand to see how it correlates with energy output at Southill solar farm. We have partnered with appropriate specialists to carry out this technical work, led by Iquira.ai who will carry out the modelling, Sharenergy who will look at storage and generation options and Low Carbon Hook Norton who have already paved the way for this kind of study.
If you support these objectives and would like to be involved please let us know by 21st November, responding to tim.crisp@southillcommunityenergy.co.uk
Alternatively, you can move straight to the next stage…. Obtaining your energy data is easily arranged by using an app called Bright which provides access to the data from all the smart meters in the country.
Once downloaded, you will be able to see your half-hour, daily, weekly and monthly energy demands. When you’ve done that, we’ll explain how you can share your data with Iquira.
Welcome to our energy club!
Tim Crisp and Liz Reason
Directors
