by Suzie Mundell | Oct 24, 2021 | Wight Community Energy News
Our project partner Mixergy has been hitting the news recently for its work rolling out electric hot water tanks with Centrica. Wight Community Energy are working with Mixergy piloting the Mixergy tank technology to track hot water tanks in selected hotels on the Isle...
by Suzie Mundell | Oct 11, 2021 | Wight Community Energy News
Wight Community Energy (WCE) has launched a new, independent online community forum all about electric vehicle ownership on the Isle of Wight. September 2021 was a record-breaking month for electric vehicles. Sales saw a 49.4% increase on the same month in 2020, and...
by Suzie Mundell | Oct 8, 2021 | Wight Community Energy News
The UK has set a new 2035 target for a net zero electricity system. Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed the commitment at the Conservative Party Conference. According to the Committee on Climate Change, solar will need to quadruple in order to reach this target. See link below...
by Suzie Mundell | Jul 21, 2021 | Wight Community Energy News
Electricity from new solar photovoltaic (PV) plants and onshore wind farms is now cheaper than electricity from new coal-fired power plants The cost of electricity from solar PV plants has decreased by 90% since 2009 See link below for more details. Electricity from...
by Suzie Mundell | Feb 15, 2021 | Wight Community Energy News
Solar developments and battery storage are to potentially benefit fromNew funding from electricity network upgrades designed to facilitate green technology. Read more by clicking on the link below: Green developments to benefit from £300m electricity network upgrade...
by WCE | Jan 11, 2021 | Wight Community Energy News
2020 was the greenest year on record for Britain’s electricity system, with average carbon intensity – the measure of CO2 emissions per unit of electricity consumed – reaching a new low. According to our data, last year’s average carbon intensity was 181 gCO2/kWh...
