WOCORE

West Oxford Community Renewables (WOCoRe) was established by a group of local residents to build and manage community-owned renewable energy schemes in West Oxford, with a view to contributing towards a reduction in West Oxford's carbon footprint... WOCoRe was set up in 2009 as an Industrial and Provident Society for the Benefit of the Community (now known as a Registered Society) to develop and own the first solar rooftop at The King's Centre on Osney Mead. WOCoRe went on to win funding for four further projects, including 100kW at Matthew Arnold School and 52kW at the Aldi supermarket on Botley Road. The roofs on which the solar PVs are installed are leased for a peppercorn rent and the electricity is sold to the roof owners and the excess exported to the national grid... WOCoRe builds and manages community-owned renewable energy schemes in West Oxford, in order both to generate green electricity and provide a sustainable income stream for further local environmental activities

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