Whiteborough is go!
Situated on the site of an old open-cast coal mine in Nottinghamshire, our 3.5 MW Whiteborough Solar Park will use solar panels that have been repurposed from another site.
Noel Lambert
Noel is Community & Content Lead at the Big Solar Co-op
Midcounties gold!
Our partners Midcounties Co-operative won Sustainability Initiative of the Year at the 2025 Grocer Gold Awards! This included a commendation for their work with community energy.
Installations and impact
There are now 11 installations collectively owned by Big Solar Co-op members, generating over 6MW most days!
A bright start…
It’s not always easy to feel inspired on the way out of winter in the UK but we have lots of reasons to be cheerful here at the Big Solar Co-op 🌞
What a year!
What a year…Collectively we now OWN 7 large solar rooftop arrays across the UK, generating around 1.2 megawatts (MW) per year!
A clean energy revolution in the Derbyshire Dales
The first community-owned solar power in the Derbyshire Dales has been installed on Twiggs Stores, thanks to a partnership with DDCE.
My week at the Big Solar Co-op
School leaver, Theo joined us at the Big Solar Co-op for a week to see how quickly a solar project could go from idea to action.
What a year!
Find out what has been achieved with the help of our Volunteer and Investor Members this year.
Big Solar Gathering 2023
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us last month in Gloucester for our annual Big Solar Gathering. What a day!
Introducing Dean
Meet Dean Hill, the new Client Lead for the Big Solar Co-op. He’ll be liaising with business owners and community organisations.