OUR VISION
- Clean green, sustainable electricity
- At least 25% of the electrical energy used in Battle is generated in Battle
- Funded (in part) and owned by local investors via a community energy scheme
- Run by local people for local people
- Saving money for the people of Battle
- With profits going into a Battle community fund which will benefit Battle people
MAP OF SOLAR BATTLE
Community buildings
Blocks of flats
Whole streets of houses
Individual homes
Shops
Businesses

FEASIBILITY STUDIES
- We have already commissioned two feasibility studies:
- (1) Solar on blocks of flats in Battle. We have identified a dozen different blocks which could be suitable for solar.
- (2) Solar on community buildings in battle. We have a list of 15 buildings, including schools, halls, churches, care homes, and more which could be suitable for solar.
- The feasibility studies will cover all the technical aspects: how much electrical energy could be generated?
- The feasibility studies will cover all the financial aspects: how much would it cost? what funding sources are available? how much will we need to raise from public loans or community shares?
- In the pipeline, we have several more feasibility studies: one focused on individual homes with solar; one focused on streets of hard-to-heat homes in the Battle conservation area; one focused on the high-street; and one on car-parks
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COMMUNITY BENEFITS
- Profits from the scheme (after covering maintenance, modest admin costs and investor dividends) will go into a Battle Community Fund.
- We estimate this fund could be around £50,000 per year, depending on global energy prices and the number of buildings participating.
- The Community Fund will be administered by a group of local trustees.
- We envisage the money would be spent on energy-saving improvements to individual buildings and on facilities for the whole town.
WHO WE ARE
- Battle Solar Town is a community group, founded in 2024, and intending to register with BLAP (Battle Local Action Plan).
- Set up by local resident volunteers Richard Watson and Nicky Bishop.
- We have been joined by a number of other residents eager to make the scheme a success and happy to contribute their skills.
- Battle Solar Town always welcomes new people to the team.
- We aim to become a community energy co-operative.
WE ARE NOT…
- A commercial business
- Getting paid to do this
- Looking to make money for ourselves. Net profits will go into a Community Benefit Fund
- Financially or legally connected with a power generation or distribution company
- Financially or legally connected with a solar panel manufacturer, supplier or installer
JOIN THE TEAM
- We are still a small team of volunteers, and most of us have day-jobs.
- We will be delighted to welcome others who share our vision for a town which generates over 25% of its own electrical energy, where everyone can save money, and the town is better off.
- We welcome all skill-sets including: engineering, electrical, financial, marketing, social media, leaflet delivery, talking to people, organising and taking notes of meetings, tea-making, etc.
- If you’re interested, please email: battlesolartown@gmail.com and we will meet up for a chat.
GET IN TOUCH
- Thank you for visiting our website.
- There is much more information we could share if you would like to know more.
- Here you can download the slides from the presentation we made at the Almonry on 7th June 2024.
- If you have a question or would like a conversation, please contact: battlesolartown@gmail.com
- Let us know if you would like to host a solar open-home event for friends and neighbours, we can help to organise it.
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