North Kensington Community Energy

NKCE is RBKC's first energy coop! ☀️ Bringing community-owned solar power to Kensington & Chelsea 🌎

[Younity @Younity_UK]

📣Powering Communities Fund winners update📣

The first winner we'll be shining the spotlight on is @NorthKenCE 🔦

The grant will go towards delivering their Voyage to Repower course: an in-depth educational workshop to help young people develop skills to get into green jobs���️♻️

[North Kensington Community Energy @NorthKenCE]

It's our AGM tomorrow at the Silchester Community Room, 6.30pm.

Join us for:
👉 Recap of 2023
👉 What to expect in 2024+
👉 Voting if you're a member (join there and then for £1)

[North Kensington Community Energy @NorthKenCE]

Great article about what we're building along with our amazing counterparts across London - a fairer and green energy system.

Proud to be here with @RepowerLondon
and all our friend coops @Comm1nrg
@CommEnergyLDN

https://t.co/azYCvJdNNx

[Community Energy London @CommEnergyLDN]

Excellent @OnLondon
@DaveHill article on @RepowerLondon @NorthKenCE - Green energy from the grassroots - on how #communityenergy projects are springing up across the capital, fuelled by a desire to wed the transition to net zero to local action https://t.co/7Jr78unW0v

[North Kensington Community Energy @NorthKenCE]

Need funding for a project in North Ken or surrounding areas?

We can happen, with the power of community energy 💪💚- we've got £500 grants to give, if you match our criteria.

Take a look: https://t.co/R2gnZ2BThH

[North Kensington Community Energy @NorthKenCE]

@josephpowell @Ed_Miliband @UKLabour @WestwayTrust @RepowerLondon @RyanJudeGreen @KensingtonCLP @Afsheen_Rashid Thank you for taking the time to visit and discuss!

We love to spread the word on how to build a fairer energy system, where people feel the benefits of the renewables revolution. Londoners should check out @RepowerLondon to find a sibling co-op in their local area 💚

[North Kensington Community Energy @NorthKenCE]

Thank you to @Ed_Miliband + others for taking the time to visit and learn about the amazing world of community energy!

Our solar panels are community owned. Local ownership: local benefit. That's £3k of profit reinvested in the community since Sept 💚🌞 @RepowerLondon @Comm1nrg

[Community Energy England @Comm1nrg]

.@Ed_Miliband today visited @NorthKenCE rooftop with @RepowerLondon @WestwayTrust @josephpowell and Cllr @RyanJudeGreen to learn from locals about the many co-benefits of #CommunityEnergy. @UKLabour has pledged to invest in local climate action which will yield manifold returns.

[North Kensington Community Energy @NorthKenCE]

Last winter we had record energy prices & record energy company profits. This is unfair. So *we* are building a better system.

We've put renewable energy up on rooftops are distributing the profits so everyone can benefit. £500 project grants now open! https://t.co/R2gnZ2BThH

[North Kensington Community Energy @NorthKenCE]

Last winter we had record energy prices & record energy company profits. This is unfair. So *we* are building a better system.

We've put renewable energy up on rooftops are distributing the profits so everyone can benefit. £500 project grants now open! https://t.co/R2gnZ2BThH

[North Kensington Community Energy @NorthKenCE]

Need funding for a project in North Ken or surrounding areas?

We can happen, with the power of community energy 💪💚- we've got £500 grants to give, if you match our criteria.

Take a look: https://t.co/R2gnZ2BThH

[North Kensington Community Energy @NorthKenCE]

We 💚 community energy, and it's always a pleasure to show people around.

We're building a better energy system and we'll keep going - and with government support we can do even more

[Community Energy London @CommEnergyLDN]

Brilliant morning spent on the roof of Westway Sports Centre with Lord Callanan, @MartinCallanan, @Comm1nrg, @NorthKenCE and @RBKC admiring the community owned solar panels!

[North Kensington Community Energy @NorthKenCE]

In sum, main points from our AGM last week:

✨ 3% interest awarded to investors
✨ 5% of share capital will be repaid
✨ Finances strong
✨ Biggest ever addition to the community fund
✨ Up to £10k agreed for community engagement

plus
✨ new director Phil joins the board

[North Kensington Community Energy @NorthKenCE]

When we partner with places like @thenourishhub we achieve amazing things - like our Greener Living Day in January, helping people to face the cost of living crisis.

So big news from last week's AGM: thanks to 💪finances, members voted for more ££ than ever to run similar events

[North Kensington Community Energy @NorthKenCE]

We're delighted to welcome long-standing resident Philip to the board of directors, whose nomination was approved unanimously by members at this week's AGM.

&massive, mega thanks to directors @FranSpoerry and Dave who've stood down after years of genuinely invaluable service

[North Kensington Community Energy @NorthKenCE]

The UK's energy system is outrageously unfair. Our model is better.

On Tuesday, our members voted to put our profits back into North Ken and the local area. Our community fund is now nearly £10k!

Find a community energy group near you and join them! @RepowerLondon @Comm1nrg 💚

[North Kensington Community Energy @NorthKenCE]

Big news from last night's AGM: we are in profit! But unlike Shell & BP, we're structured so that our profits, by law, HAVE to benefit the local community.

Who are we?

We're a community energy co-op with ~230 members. We're building the world we believe in, and it's working.

[North Kensington Community Energy @NorthKenCE]

One hour to go! If you can't join in person, members should check their emails for the Zoom link - we sent out deets in a message this morning.

[North Kensington Community Energy @NorthKenCE]

*TODAY* on 20 June at 6.30pm we will have some very cool news at our annual general meeting.

Come along to Silchester Community Room (in North Ken) for:

> Review of 2022
> Our money situation
> Vote on spending the community fund
> Elect directors

[North Kensington Community Energy @NorthKenCE]

Reminder 👇

It's our annual general meeting on Tuesday, 6.30pm @ the Silchester Community Room.

For: updates, to meet the volunteer group, spend the community fund, and more.

Hope to see you there! 💚