DCE Spring 2018 Expansion |
Dorset Community Energy 2018 Expansion Opinion Survey
DCE has thus far raised nearly half a million pounds from community share offers and installed 420kW of solar PV on 16 schools and community buildings across Dorset. We are currently paying our members 5.5% interest on their investment, and will shortly start paying back the capital.
DCE have not installed any new PV for 2 years now, as the Feed-in tariff subsidy diminished and the tax incentives for community energy were removed.
However, several things have changed and we are now considering further share offers and installations. Install costs have reduced, the Low Carbon Dorset programme have grants on offer to help fund installations, and energy storage options are now available.
We are considering further share offers and are interested in your opinion regarding the options. Any new projects would be legally and financially separate from current projects, so they would not add any risk to existing investments.
There is potential to acquire grant funding to help with feasibility studies. If you can respond to this survey by the end of Sunday 20th May, it would help us with the applications. By responding before 23:59 on Sunday 20th, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win a selection of fine chocolates from a local manufacturer.
DCE have not installed any new PV for 2 years now, as the Feed-in tariff subsidy diminished and the tax incentives for community energy were removed.
However, several things have changed and we are now considering further share offers and installations. Install costs have reduced, the Low Carbon Dorset programme have grants on offer to help fund installations, and energy storage options are now available.
We are considering further share offers and are interested in your opinion regarding the options. Any new projects would be legally and financially separate from current projects, so they would not add any risk to existing investments.
There is potential to acquire grant funding to help with feasibility studies. If you can respond to this survey by the end of Sunday 20th May, it would help us with the applications. By responding before 23:59 on Sunday 20th, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win a selection of fine chocolates from a local manufacturer.