Posts by Milly Beattie

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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.    

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   

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…