We are a community benefit society dedicated to delivering community-owned renewable energy and low carbon projects on the Isle of Wight. We own and operate the Homestead Solar Farm. Our members invest in solar projects, and the money from selling the solar electricity gets distributed back to members, and to our community fund which supports local projects alleviating fuel poverty.
Since 2016 Wight Community Energy have been generating clean power for the island, thanks to revenues from that project and various grants we have delivered the following projects.
Following the success of the last two events, ‘Going Electric’ returns this July (28th) from 10am to 4pm to showcase all things electric.
Wight Community Energy are pleased to announce Green Open Homes, a new project to help boost homeowner’s knowledge of practical energy efficiency measures.
Wight community Energy are pleased to offer Island residents the opportunity to borrow a thermal imaging camera to conduct their own home thermal surveys.
The E-Cargo Bike Delivery & Demonstration project has been designed to explore the possibilities for the use of e-cargo bikes on the Isle of Wight; making deliveries within a defined area of the Island.
This project is working in partnership with award-winning, cleantech company Mixergy, to investigate whether it is possible to use the excess energy generated by the Homestead solar farm in Shalfleet to heat and store water in some of the Isle of Wight’s holiday accommodation.
The electrical network on the Isle of Wight suffers from a constrained connection to the National Grid. The existing infrastructure is unable to accommodate any new generation because, during peak solar periods in the summer, energy generated from solar farms reaches the limit of the network capacity.
