Join us to celebrate the launch of Energise South Downs’ first share offer! The event will include a screening of We the Power – Patagonia’s inspiring film on Europe’s citizen-led energy movement – plus powerful talks on renewable energy, local impact, and how you can own a stake in Hampshire’s green future.
We’d love for you to join us to learn more and celebrate this exciting milestone for Energise South Downs!
About the Share Offer
This July, we’ll begin raising £302,000 to install solar panels on three rooftops in Hampshire, with a total system capacity of 283 kWp, generating 270,000 kWh annually and saving 54 tonnes of carbon in the first year.
Anyone can invest from £50 and funds will be used to install solar panels, with electricity sold to the host sites. Revenue will support a community fund and provide investors with a target return rate of up to 5.5% per annum. After ~20 years, the panels will be transferred to the host organisations, offering them free solar energy for the remainder of the system’s life.
About the launch event
Attending the launch event is a chance to learn more — there’s absolutely no obligation to invest. Whether you’re simply curious about community energy or want to hear how local renewables are making an impact both locally and globally, you’re warmly welcome.
Schedule
18:30 – Free refreshments
19:00 – We the Power screening
19:40 – Introduction from Catriona Cockburn, ESD CEO
20:00 – Talk by John Taylor, Head of Capacity Building and Strategic Development at Community Energy England
20:30 – Talk by William Lall, WWF Youth Ambassador
- more!
Tuesday 8th July, 7–9pm
Churcher’s College Senior School, Petersfield
Join us to celebrate the launch of Energise South Downs’ first share offer! This has been years in the making so we’re very excited to finally show you what we’ve been working on.
If you’ve booked tickets and can no longer join us, please let us know so we can pass your ticket on to someone else.
About We the Power
In April 2021, Patagonia launched We the Power, a campaign and documentary shining a light on the renewable community energy movement, in the UK and across Europe.
Today, one million European citizens are involved in the growing community energy movement. By 2050, it could include more than 260 million citizens and help generate up to 45 percent of Europe’s electricity – providing local jobs, reduced energy bills, a healthier environment and a stronger social fabric.
Film Synopsis
Imagine upending the traditional energy system and giving the power of clean electricity production back to your neighbours. We the Power follows friends, families and visionaries as they break down legislative barriers and take power back from big energy companies to put it in the hands of locals and strengthen their towns. The film chronicles local cooperatives from deep in Germany’s Black Forest to the streets of ancient Girona in Spain and the urban rooftops of London, England, as they pave the way for a renewable energy revolution and build healthier, financially stable communities.
Read more about Patagonia’s campaign here.
Come and see what the ESD team have been busy working on this July!
