What is Community Energy?
Community energy refers to the engagement of local people in energy-related activities to combat climate change, inequality and fuel poverty. Projects focus on renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy-supply, to benefit local people. There are almost 500 community energy groups across the UK.
Belper Community Energy
In August 2022, several local Belper area residents came together with the desire to reduce carbon emissions in Belper, raise awareness of energy issues and support the community in the transition to a greener energy system where no one is left behind.
Our Team
Chair
Gez Kinsella is a County Councillor for Belper South. Formally a consultant in the housing sector, he is keen to bring his community engagement experience alongside the rigour of ensuring correct processes to effectively deliver BCE’s desired outcomes.
Secretary
Richard Cooper is a Belper resident with 15 years of experience in retail energy, with specific expertise in demand forecasting, energy trading and pricing for electricity and gas.
Treasurer
Dave Wells is an economics graduate and retired teacher with experience in teaching alternative energy since the 1980s. He is a shareholder in several UK community energy projects, a green party member since 1990, and an Amber Valley Borough Councillor.
Our partner
Big Solar Co-op – a not-for-profit, carbon-first, volunteer-led organisation providing the design, installation and ownership of rooftop solar.
