Selce co-chair Nadia Smith in @salamandernews.org:
- LEDs pay for themselves faster than solar projects.
- They also need less "at risk" funding - and the non-profit sector has recently seen a drop in funding availability.
"If you've ever felt that the only way to create impact is to give money away — this is your chance to rethink that."
"85,000 people across the UK have invested their own money into community energy projects."
"Not donated. Invested."
From our Fundraising & Project Development Officer Sanju.
Infographic: how do our LED share offers work ?
Problem / solution / what investors / the school get(s)
invest at selce.org.uk/shares Please note that Selce is neither qualified nor authorised to offer investment advice. Those interested in participating should make their own assessment of the offer, should take note of any risk factors described in the documents, and may wish to take independent financial advice. Capital at risk.
"Every year the school sets aside funds for a specific number of pupils, geared towards an activity classified under the enrichment curriculum. Pupils and staff decide on the activity, and reducing their electricity costs will increase the number of pupils able to participate." buff.ly/qqDA8FQ
Selce co-chair Nadia Smith in @salamandernews.org:
"This is our second share offer to focus on installing energy efficient, flicker-free LED lighting instead.
"Here’s why it’s as important and effective - if not more so - than solar..."
"I feel privileged that my community has allowed me to lead an organisation that makes a difference to the lives of SE Londoners...[and] one of the most pressing issues of our time: climate justice."
Our founder Giovanna interviewed by @royalgreenwich.bsky.social for #IWD
With share offer VI, our mission is to: 💡 Raise £39,000 for lighting improvements at Marvels Lane Primary School. 💡 Save the school £79,000 over 10 years, and 71,000kg in CO2e emissions.
invest at selce.org.uk/shares Please note that Selce is neither qualified nor authorised to offer investment advice. Those interested in participating should make their own assessment of the offer, should take note of any risk factors described in the documents, and may wish to take independent financial advice. Capital at risk.
Share offer update 2! We've gone from 36% to 59% of our target in just 4 days 🎉🎉🎉
Thanks so much to our 15 investors so far - Can you be our 16th?
Help us deliver carbon savings, improved wellbeing & £79,000 for Marvels Lane Primary in Lewisham over the next ten years.
Invest at: buff.ly/h1rhqfG
You can support the campaign by writing to your MP today. Ask them to: “Please sign EDM2151, which calls for community energy projects to be enabled to sell energy locally.” If you would like assistance with writing to your MP please reach out to Rose at Power for People via rose.amey@powerforpeople.org.uk.
You can support the campaign by writing to your MP today. Please ask them to: “Please sign EDM2151, which calls for community energy projects to be enabled to sell energy locally.”
If you would like assistance with writing to your MP please contact rose.amey@powerforpeople.org.uk.
power for people
Power for People is coordinating a national campaign for Government legislation to support community energy projects to sell energy directly to local homes and businesses.
This would make many more projects possible and create the opportunity for local people to buy affordable clean energy generated in their community.
In recent months, welcome words from Ministers in Parliament together with the release of the Local Power Plan, show encouraging signs of the Government’s intention to make this reform. However, there has been no detail or timeline outlining when the Government will turn that intent into a reality. That’s why Power for People is building support from MPs with Early Day Motion (EDM) 2151 ‘Buying Community Energy Locally’. This is a Parliamentary motion which allows MPs to publicly record their support for the reform. EDM 2151 has now been signed by over 100 MPs. As more MPs come on board, the more effective it will be in persuading the Government to legislate for this change they keep saying they want to make.
@power4peopleuk.bsky.social is coordinating a national campaign - Govt legislation for community energy projects to sell energy direct to local homes & businesses.
⬇️ This would make many more projects possible & allow local people to buy affordable clean energy generated in their community
Please note that Selce is neither qualified nor authorised to offer investment advice. Those interested in participating should make their own assessment of the offer, should take note of any risk factors described in the documents, and may wish to take independent financial advice. Capital at risk.
Good news - after 10 days we've reached 54% of our target for Selce's 6th share offer! 🎉
Massive thanks to everyone who has invested so far 💙
Members - if you haven't yet, please do get your completed investment application form in soon, or risk missing out. (available on selce.org.uk/shares).
London energy co-op Selce looks to raise £39k for school lighting efficiency project
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invest today at www.selce.org.uk/shares
"Every year the school sets aside funds for a specific number of pupils, geared towards an activity classified under the enrichment curriculum. Pupils and staff decide on the activity, and reducing their electricity costs will increase the number of pupils able to participate." buff.ly/qqDA8FQ
In case you missed it on Friday, our 6th share offer is now live! Thanks to our first two investors who joined us over the weekend 💙💡
With share offer VI, our mission is to: 💡 Raise £39,000 for lighting improvements at Marvels Lane Primary School. 💡 Save the school £79,000 over 10 years, and 71,000kg in CO2e emissions.
The minimum investment amount is £250. Our last share offer reached its target in record time, so please do read the share offer document, fill the online questionnaire and become our 3rd investor today. See our website for more details - invest for a fair return, invest in community. Invest in a cleaner, fairer future for South East London.
invest today at: selce.org.uk/shares
Our 6th share offer aims to fund lighting upgrades at Marvels Lane Primary in SE12 & is projected to save the school £79,000 over just 10 years and 71,000 in CO2e emissions, improving health & wellbeing in the process.
Share offer update: after just 1 week, we’ve already reached 36% of our target 🎉
We encourage members to invest soon, or risk missing out: buff.ly/h1rhqfG
Ever wondered how much each appliance or electrical device around the home is costing on your bill each month? With a clearer understanding of how to work this out, we can make better decisions on where to save if possible – both on bills and energy use. All you need is 3 simple numbers. From our Energy Advice Bulletin, this post also includes 9 more quick tips on the running cost of your appliances: See the newsletter section on our website to subscribe to the EA bulletin in future.
Ever wondered how much each appliance or electrical device around the home is costing on your bill each month?
All you need is 3 simple numbers.
+9 more quick tips on the running cost of your appliances:
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link shd be working now, also
ok i see also not working in chrome (was using another browser) sorry about that - working out w @buttondown.com the issue
all same stories are here if that helps at all selce.org.uk/news/
buttondown.com/seloncommene... any better?
Selce Feb newsletter
Selce’s 6th Share Offer is Live! Invest in a cleaner, fairer future for SE London Zack Polanski Highlights Funding Challenges in Fuel Poverty Support & Selce’s Service at GLA How a London Energy Co-op is Trying to Bring Power to the People Selce Co-Chair Kate Parker Comments on the Local Power Plan Understanding How Much Devices and Appliances in the Home Cost to Run Selce at the Telegraph Hill Festival
“The whole process starts with schools or other community organisations getting in touch with us to say they would like help... We do feasibility studies and technical surveys, looking at the business case, and once we know it is feasible we raise community shares. “For LEDs there is a similar business model. We retrofit the lighting to access lower energy costs and charge an annual fee less than half of the cost of incandescent lighting.” - Selce CEO & Founder Giovanna Speciale
Seeing the (LED) light - in case you missed it, the latest Selce newsletter went out last week - featuring our new share offer, @zackpolanski.bsky.social on fuel poverty funding, Telegraph Hill Festival & more.
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In case you missed it on Friday, our 6th share offer is now live! Thanks to our first two investors who joined us over the weekend 💙💡
With share offer VI, our mission is to: 💡 Raise £39,000 for lighting improvements at Marvels Lane Primary School. 💡 Save the school £79,000 over 10 years, and 71,000kg in CO2e emissions.
💡 Achieve this with no upfront cost to the school. 💡 Any project surplus also goes to supporting our fuel poverty alleviation programme.
Invest Today at: selce.org.uk/shares Please note that Selce is neither qualified nor authorised to offer investment advice. Those interested in participating should make their own assessment of the offer, should take note of any risk factors described in the documents, and may wish to take independent financial advice. Capital at risk.
In case you missed it, on Friday, our 6th share offer went live...
Thanks to our first two investors who joined us over the weekend 🎉🎉
Please share this message so we can reach more potential members & hit our target!
Please note that Selce is neither qualified nor authorised to offer investment advice. Those interested in participating should make their own assessment of the offer, should take note of any risk factors described in the documents, and may wish to take independent financial advice. Capital at risk.
Our latest share offer is now live & we have our 1st 2 investors!
Our last reached its target in record time, so don't risk missing out:
1. Read the share offer doc
2. Complete the online application form
3. Enable one Lewisham school to save £79,000 over 10 years & 71k kg CO2e.
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in case you missed it yesterday!
Selce’s 6th Share Offer is now live!
In a word (or 2 emoji) there is a surprising amount to 💙 about 💡
Full details & find out how to invest here: selce.org.uk/shares/
"Community ownership is an incredibly stable way to run businesses. @cooperativesuk.bsky.social ran a survey and they believe that 92% of all businesses that have used community shares are still trading."
"The Local Power Plan recognises the multiple interconnected impacts that community energy projects have" @kateaparker.bsky.social quoted in @salamandernews.org alongside the brilliant @croydoncommenergy.bsky.social
@climateconnie.bsky.social www.salamandernews.org/1bn-governme...
