Ecotricity teams up with Gower Electric Co
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Back in 2020, we teamed up with Gower Electric CIC (previously known as Gower Power Solar & Storage, or GPSS) to offer affordable green energy to households in Swansea, Wales. Since then, they’ve provided green energy to around 165 households, with hopes to add 85 more to their portfolio by the end of this summer. We also caught up with Gower CIC's director in July to discuss the project.
How does it work?
People living in the Swansea postcode area can get green energy through Gower Electric, in partnership with Ecotricity, and be part of Wales’ first community owned sun park at Dunvant.
By signing up to Ecotricity through Gower Electric, you become a customer of both companies – whilst you get some green energy from the Dunvant sun park, managed by Gower Electric, your energy account and bills are managed by us here at Ecotricity.
Whilst we use our profits to build more sources of green energy, Gower Electric customers can choose where the project’s surplus profits go. Each August, you can either have your portion of the profit added to your energy bill or you can give some or all of it to charity. For context, last year customers had an average of £270 off their bills, with a total of £35,000 going back into the community – that's amazing!
Dunvant sun park
The park is made up of 3,568 solar panels across the four-acre site, with a capacity of 1 MW. It’s been generating green energy since March 2017, with onsite battery storage able to store up to 250,000 kWh too.
If you live in the Swansea postcode area and would like to find out more, give our team a call on 0808 123 0123 or head to the Gower Electric website.
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