Two of SCEES' directors Ant Flanagan and Chris Small are excited to be part of what promises to be Wales' 1st community owned solar farm, Gower Regeneration Ltd. Gower Regeneration Ltd, a community benefit society founded by Gower Power Co-op CIC and Y Felin Ddwr Trust (the charitable trust that owns the ever-popular Gower Heritage Centre), has built a £1m solar farm in Dunvant, Swansea and is launching a public share offer on May 12th to put the project into community owners

Some of our members have been asking us about the effect that the crippling business rate hike that came into force in April 2017 and questioning what impact this has on the scheme. Despite already being in place for a month, the impacts are still poorly understood in the industry but we’ve been talking to those involved in setting and challenging the rate for clarity on a worst and best case scenario. It is our current understanding that the business rate hike may not apply

Community Energy Fortnight is almost upon us again this year. On Monday 3rd July at 7:00pm we will be having drinks at the No Sign Wine Bar to celebrate the success of SCEES with our investors and members of the local community. We’ll provide a quick update on the scheme and let you know what opportunities there are to get more involved, followed by drinks and nibbles. So that we have an idea of numbers, let us know if you can come on our Facebook page (click on the Facebook