An exciting new project is underway. We’ve teamed up with the delightful town of Marlow in an ambitious project to deliver over 100 solar energy systems in the town, in order to help it make the transition to a low carbon community and become more energy self-sufficient.
The “Marlow 100 Solar Project” aims to leverage the buying power of Marlow residents in order to achieve big savings for the community – if over 100 households commit to installing solar power then all will benefit from a 20% reduction in the cost.
The government recently announced the payments it will make to households installing solar panels through its new feed-in tariffs which make investing in solar technology far more financially attractive and greatly reduce payback times. From our own experience with our HomeGen scheme we know that clean energy payback systems have a significant impact on people’s decision to invest in renewables, and the FiT scheme will certainly help Marlow along the way.
Marlow is a pioneering town, setting a great example of how individuals can work together on making the transition to a low carbon community and become more energy self-sufficient. With the introduction of new payments for domestic green energy generators the time has never been better to become an energy entrepreneur.
This is our favourite kind of project – we love helping communities to generate their own electricity by giving them the support and infrastructure needed. We’ve had some great successes in the past – for example Westmill Community Wind Farm. The power of the community is a very exciting thing.
Marlow’s campaign is simple but effective and we are committed to help make it a great success.
Philip Ditchfield, a founding member of Transition Town Marlow, said: “We’re delighted to be teaming up with Good Energy. Marlow is a special town with a strong sense of community and many of the residents appreciate that we need to cut our carbon emissions and that cutting our energy consumption and our energy bills is just good common sense. The partnership that we have created with Good Energy is allowing us to bring great quality and certified technology to the people of Marlow at an excellent price. We hope that many Marlow residents take advantage of this wonderful opportunity and help us kick-start the transition to a low carbon future.”
The Mayor of Marlow, Neil Marshall, already has solar panels on his own property. He said: “This project will help us move forward into the 21st century with a new wave of confidence in Marlow as an early adopter of the sort of renewable energy technologies that are necessary inevitable and desirable.”
Transition Town Marlow has produced a brochure about the Marlow 100 Solar Project , including information about different solar technologies, costs and potential future earnings.
To download a copy visit www.transitionmarlow.org
If you are a community looking to get a similar project kick started, give us a call – 0845 456 1640.
