HEAT CLANFIELD

OPC started us thinking how to become a low carbon community.

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Discover One Planet Clanfield here.

Co-operatives UK and Co-operative Futures helped clear a path through the many possible legal incorporation options to our eventual decision to become a Community Benefit Society. This is a legal structure that is completely and permanently focussed on benefitting our community, no other person and no other organisation. They have also given us invaluable support in registering with the Financial Conduct Authority and guiding us in how to manage a CBS.

Metro Bank gave Heat Clanfield an account, and even pay interest. Thank you.

Power for People, a not-for-profit organisation that is having success at changing government policy to to see the UK rapidly transition to 100% clean energy and for this to benefit local communities. Potentially Clanfield could be able to generate renewable electricity, earn higher profits from selling it, and even supply individual customers in the community, neither of which is possible now.

We are grateful for their generous Community Energy Fund grant to pay for a feasibility study, for their patient help with our uninformed questions, and for providing a forum to meet and learn from energy experts and other community groups.

Cottsway Housing Association, who manage over 80 properties in Clanfield, have told us about their efforts to decarbonise homes, whether through better insulation, solar panels or heat pumps, and are backing Heat Clanfield’s initiative. 

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Low Carbon Hub are showing us what can be done and are fighting for what still needs to be done.

Thanks to Scene Connect for their expertise and commitment to helping Heat Clanfield Limited create a sustainable and secure energy future.

Swaffham Prior, Heating Upper Heyford, Greener Great Coxwell

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Like-minded community energy groups we have learnt from, especially the pioneering work at Swaffham Prior and local Oxfordshire projects Heating Upper Heyford and Greener Great Coxwell.