Warehouses and supermarkets
Warehouses and supermarkets have some of the largest roof spaces in the UK and use a lot of daytime electricity, but are they ideal for solar?
News
Community Energy Awards 2025
Community Energy Excellence S/M – we won it! So much can be achieved when we cooperate and aim for a shared goal.
Bond offer completes
Our bond offer is now closed, having raised all the funds we need to complete our Whiteborough Solar Park project.
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.
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 🌞
Introducing Jo
Meet Jo, the new Project Lead. She will be helping to coordinate all the exciting projects coming up for 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.