Burneside Community Energy

Burneside Community Energy (BCE) Ltd is a ‘community benefit society’ (registration number 7241). It was set up in November 2015 to support the development of community owned renewable energy and low carbon projects in Burneside and the surrounding area.

BCE is wholly owned by its members, most of whom live locally, and is managed by a board of directors who are all members. It is also supported by a part-time Admin Manager and a number of local volunteers. Since 2015, BCE has installed 680kW of solar panels on the roofs of buildings belonging to James Cropper PLC in Burneside. The electricity generated via these panels is sold to James Cropper. All profits derived from this are used to fund local community projects.