Welcome to Wey Valley Solar Energy Co-operative
Since 2011 we have been installing solar panels on schools and community buildings throughout Surrey. In 2024 alone our member sites collectively saved at least £80,000 on their electricity bills.
Wey Valley Solar Energy Co-operative is a renewable energy co-operative set up by people from the towns of Guildford and Godalming in Surrey because we wanted to take some positive action to combat climate change.
We put community-funded solar panels on schools and community buildings in the local area. Founded in 2011, we now have generation capacity of just over 765kW over eleven sites. We are run by a team of unpaid volunteer directors with administrative support from Energy4All.
For our investor members, we provide an attractive interest rate and the knowledge that they are making an ethical investment in clean energy generation as well as helping schools reduce their own costs and tackle climate change plans.
What's in it for the schools and sites?
Schools and other host sites buy the solar electricity back from the co-op at a discounted, fixed price for the duration of the contract, saving money on their energy bills
A share of any surplus generated by the co-op is distributed annually to our member schools and sites
They can make a genuine contribution towards the reduction of CO2 emissions
They can see the renewable energy that their panels are generating – engaging pupils, teachers or any site users
Wey Valley Solar are a supportive not for profit partner that understands the particular demands on schools and public sector organisations
We have an experienced team to remotely monitor panel output, to identify and rectify any problems or faults with installations so panels keep producing
The panels are given to the host site at no cost at the end of the contract
Would you like to help us grow Wey Valley Solar?
- If you would like to discuss whether your school or community organisation would benefit from working with Wey Valley Solar then you can read more about our approach, then get in touch using our contact form.
- If you are interested in becoming an investor member then read more here about future share offer opportunities.
- If you would like to help grow the organisation as a volunteer or a Board member then please get in touch.
Find out what Andrew Smith, headteacher at Rodborough School in Milford (2011), has to say about the installation of WVSS solar panels as part of the school's sustainability agenda:
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