Energise Sussex Coast
Kate Meakin
Energise Sussex Coast is a community benefit co-operative whose mission is to support people and communities to build energy security, bring down bills and generate clean energy through local decarbonisation projects, personalised advice and retrofitting buildings.
Energy prices are extremely high and we’re facing a climate catastrophe. Energise Sussex Coast believe that community energy offers a different solution to the energy crisis, putting people at the heart of the transition to net zero.
Community energy means local residents own and control local power sources and have the ability to start decarbonisation and retrofit schemes that help tackle the problem of inefficient homes. Any profits are used for the benefit of the community and it shifts the control to local residents, who can become members of their local co-operative and help to make decisions. Through community energy, the transition to net zero benefits the people suffering most.
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I've launched the new Retrofit Services arm of Energise Sussex Coast in recognition of the urgent need to improve our houses so they save energy, stay warm and aren't so expensive to heat. I’m so excited to join the Changemakers and use this opportunity to increase the impact of our Retrofit Services, with the aim of creating a model that can be replicated by community energy organisations across the country.
Kate Meakin, Director of Energise Sussex Coast