Green Fox Community Energy (Green Fox) is Leicester and Leicestershire’s very own community energy non profit organisation. Established by local people, the co-operative aims to facilitate the increase of community owned renewable and low carbon technology in Leicester and Leicestershire.
Green Fox are constantly developing new projects and opportunities within the community energy sector and would love to hear from you if you would like to explore a potential project, or are just interested in community energy.
Project Updates
GreenerFuture project
Whether you are an individual or a group, we have an exciting opportunity to join a growing movement of people taking action in their own communities to generate and save energy to become more resilient. We are offering a free mentoring programme and community energy support network, supported by Community Energy South and Leicestershire County Council. This is a real opportunity to play a part in the future of energy in Leicestershire. Read more…
We recently hosted our first webinar to share the GreenerFuture project with local people.
Laura Wilson from Community Energy South shared some background on community energy in the UK, its benefits, project examples and skills that are needed to move community energy forward.
Ben Dodd at Green Fox Community Energy shared information about the GreenerFutures project and how you can get involved.
If you have further questions or suggestions, please reach out to Ben Dodd at info@greenfoxcommunityenergy.org
Our next online meeting will be held at 10am on September 17th.
Leicestershire’s first electric car club
Our latest project is the creation of an electric car club at Tilton on the Hill which is open to everyone in the parish and provides affordable, easy to use, emission free transport, with fast charging points. It has been supported by Harborough District Council, Tilton Village Hall and developed in partnership with local people.
The initiative has been funded by the Motability Foundation and offers a ‘need a lift scheme’ for residents that are less mobile. It is part of a national pilot to help develop a blueprint for rolling out electric car clubs across the country. Read more…
Community Solar photovoltaic (PV)
Green Fox is working with Leicestershire County Council, Willmot Dixon and the OWLS Academy Trust to enable community investment and ownership of PV arrays at schools in Leicestershire. There will be an opportunity to invest in local renewable energy with a return of ~ 5%, provide lower cost electricity for school buildings and contribute to reduced carbon emissions. To be kept informed email us at info@greenfoxcommunityenergy.org
