Plymouth Energy Community

Our Solar Sites

Powering Plymouth with community-owned solar

Group photo of PEC staff and other individuals with a solar panel.

Our community owned solar portfolio

We have 30 rooftop solar sites across Plymouth, and our ground-mounted 4MW solar farm in Ernesettle. The annual output of our solar portfolio is 4,139MWh. This means that nearly one fifth of the solar generation capacity of Plymouth is in community ownership, ensuring  the benefits of clean energy stay local. 

Read more about our projects

View Solar Schools
School children and their teachers during a visit to Ernesettle solar farm.
In progress

Solar Schools

We've partnered up with the wonderful team at Earth Energy Education to offer local primary schools workshops and the opportunity to 'get hands on' with solar at Ernesettle.

View Chelson Meadow Solar Farm
Indicative landscape masterplan showing the revised design for the chelson meadow solar farm project.
In progress

Chelson Meadow Solar Farm

We are working with Plymouth City Council to develop a community-owned solar farm on the old landfill site at Chelson Meadow.

View Ernesettle Solar Farm
Ernesettle solar farm.
Completed

Ernesettle Solar Farm

In 2016, we transformed 18 acres of derelict land into our first ground-mounted solar array, using £1m in community shares and providing huge benefits for the wider community.

View Our Second Solar Share Offer
Group photo on the rooftop of Plymouth Life Centre with solar panels.
Completed

Our Second Solar Share Offer

In 2015, our second solar share offer allowed us to build 10 more roofs across the city.

View Our First Solar Share Offer
Child smiling in a school uniform.
Completed

Our First Solar Share Offer

In 2014, we launched our first share offer to build 21 solar roofs on schools and community buildings.