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Since 2013 Dorset Community Energy has delivered 32 solar PV installations at no or low cost to community and public buildings in Dorset. In 2023/24 these installations produced 1,528MWh of energy, and saved our hosts £274,000.  We also manage a Community Fund whose purpose is to fight climate change, increase generation of renewable energy and…

Welcome to our September Newsletter In this issue: Initial results from our retrofit survey AGM – Save the date – 15 October – Via Zoom The community fund is changing! Would your child’s school benefit from a visit? Visit Dorset Greener Homes this weekend Best wishes from DCE Directors: Derek, Emily, Ali, Henry, Rose…

Dorset Community Energy and Wessex Community Assets are designing a new home retrofit service, the Dorset Retrofit One Stop Shop, to help householders overcome key barriers to making their homes more energy efficient. In August 155 households completed the survey and this will help us develop a service that supports…

Dorset Community Energy are inviting suitably qualified contractors to tender for solar PV installations across eight separate sites in Dorset. The site details and tender proforma are available below and tenders should be returned to the society by 5pm on 9th Feb 2024 together with any supporting documentation. Please note…

Dear DCE newsletter subscribers – a special welcome to new subscribers.In this issue: Join our AGM on 10th October  Join us as a Project Management Contractor  Together we are making an impact Dorchester Streets Alive – 22nd September Best wishes from DCE Directors: Alison, Derek, Emily, Henry, Rose, Tim, and…

Dear DCE newsletter subscribers – a special welcome to new subscribers.In this issue: Join us as a Project Management Contractor  Our Community Fund is open for applications Join our Trustees to help decide how the Community Fund is allocated  Best wishes from DCE Directors: Alison, Derek, Emily, Henry, Rose, Tim,…

Can you help us to develop and install local renewable community energy projects in Dorset?   We have just secured planning approval for a 250kW ground-mounted solar PV array with the intention it will provide a direct supply through the grid to householders and businesses in Bridport, and have other projects…

The community benefit of DCE is primarily the financial and carbon savings made by the installations, however DCE also allocates a fund each year to community projects which support its purpose.  The fund is currently open for applications, with £6,329 in the funding pot.  Applications are invited for projects which…

Our Community Fund is open for applications, and we would like to invite our members to become Trustees of the Wessex Reinvestment Trust which will review the applications and help decide how the fund should be allocated. The funds will be allocated for BCP and Dorset based projects, but meetings…

Dear DCE newsletter subscribers – a special welcome to new subscribers.In this issue: Dottery Solar Array Proposal – another opportunity to support the planning application Best wishes from DCE Directors: Alison, Derek, Emily, Henry, Rose, Tim, and Tom As you know, we have been working with Energy Local Bridport to…

Dear DCE newsletter subscribers – a special welcome to new subscribers.In this issue: Dottery Solar Array Proposal – your opportunity to comment on the planning application Best wishes from DCE Directors: Alison, Derek, Emily, Henry, Rose, Tim, and Tom Dorset Community Energy hope to build a small ground-mounted solar array…

Dorset Community Energy hope to build a small ground-mounted solar array by the reservoir at Dottery. We plan to make the electricity generated from the proposed array available to local residents via an Energy Local Club. These clubs allow members to buy cheaper electricity direct from a local renewable energy…