Molli Cleaver, Reading AGM 2020

We were pleased to welcome Molli Cleaver, President of Reading University Students’ Union, to our 2020 AGM, to hear about her work to support and encourage the University to become greener.  Below is a transcript of her speech: What sustainability means for our students  Good evening, my name is Molli and I am the President…

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Partner in renewable energy with Reading Community Energy Society

Following its successful first year of operation, RCES is extending its portfolio of buildings to cover a radius of 10 miles from the centre of Reading. As a consequence, the Society is seeking owners and users of suitable buildings to have renewable energy facilities (such as solar and possibly other technologies) installed on their buildings…

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Real time solar power generation

The Amersham Road community centre has recently been refurbished, extended and reopened as The Weller Centre. They now have an electronic display showing real time solar power generation and total generation. The centre will be a great asset in the local community and is being managed by Catalyst Housing association who are very grateful to…

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RCES help young people stay warm

Just Around the Corner (JAC) Ltd is an organisation working with disadvantaged young people at their activity centre and stables in Wokingham. They have just been awarded a grant of nearly £1000 from Reading Community Energy Society to buy energy efficient heaters for their classroom and pottery room. JAC run therapeutic and Educational sessions for…

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Board Members

Your friendly Reading board members – working hard on the co-ops behalf at a board meeting held on Wednesday 11th January. They were planning the AGM and starting to think about what they want to achieve in the future and are on the lookout for more future renewable energy and energy saving projects in Reading.…

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The Sun is Shining on Reading

Community buildings across Reading benefit from solar panel installations. Over the past three months solar panels have been installed on 10 community buildings including places of worship, community and council buildings and charity headquarters in and around Reading. That’s a total of 176kWp renewable electricity generated from solar panels! The panels have been funded by…

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Berkshire Energy Pioneers

The founders of Berkshire Energy Pioneers are delighted to that their work has resulted in the first the community renewable energy scheme for Reading Berkshire Energy Pioneers are continuing the successful work of Reading Energy Pioneers who first formed in 2009 as a neighbourhood group. They reformed in 2015 and many members now sit on…

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Second Solar Installation

We are delighted to announce that our second solar installation has been completed. The installation is hosted by the Caversham Park Village Association on two buildings at the Milestone Centre.    

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Share Offer Fully Subscribed

Reading Community Energy Share Offer Filled RCES share offer is now closed as it is oversubscribed! Thank you! Our first PV installation is now complete – please see image below,  with more to installations follow. Click here for further information   

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Share Offer Open

Community Energy supporters urged to move quickly • Support Reading’s first major solar scheme • “Time is of the essence” before 15th July cut off date Reading Community Energy Society INVITES YOU TO BE A PART OF A COMMUNITY OWNED SOLAR PROJECT Reading Community Energy Society (The Society) has launched an exciting new project to…

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