energyshare
What is energyshare?
The energyshare tariff matches the electricity you use with electricity from 100% renewable sources - at the same price as British Gas Standard tariff. Right now only around 2% of all homes in Britain are on ‘green tariffs’ – using energy that comes from renewable sources. energyshare, co-founded by British Gas and River Cottage, aims to give everyone the opportunity to source, use and generate their own renewable energy.
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Why sign up to energyshare?
- British renewable electricity at the same price as our Standard tariff.
- Your choice of free energy saving product when you sign up.
- We'll donate £10 towards a fund for sustainable community projects in the UK for every person that signs up and tariff customers will get to vote for who gets the funding.
- Accredited by Ofgem as a genuine green energy tariff.
and claim your free energy saving product.
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energyshare Community Groups
Here are some examples of successful energyshare community groups.
Mid Argyll
Location: Lochgilphead
Energy type(s): Biomass
The Mid Argyll Community Pool is a community owned social enterprise. The pool opened in 1996 and since 2003 it's been 100 per cent heated by renewable energy thanks to a biomass boiler, cutting our heating costs by over £13,000 a year.
BMX Bandits
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Energy type(s): Solar
Bradford Bandits BMX Club is a non-profit community sports club affiliated to British cycling. Running floodlights is very expensive so we've used solar PV to provide an income to support the running of the club and it makes us a more sustainable club too.
Woolsery
Location: Woolsery, Devon
Energy type(s): Solar, Wind, Ground Sources Heat Pump
Woolsery Community Hall in Devon uses a wind turbine, solar PV panels and a ground source heat pump, to provide its hall with renewable energy and this has cut its running costs by 90 per cent.
Talybont
Location: Talybont-on-Usk, Powys
Energy type(s): Hydro, Solar, Biofuel
Talybont Energy is a not-for-profit community enterprise, dedicated to reducing our impact on this beautiful part of the Brecon Beacons National Park, where we live. We are a community company with our own 36kW hydro electric turbine which has been running since 2006.
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