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South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 1d

New Open Role: Community Engagement Officer (Climate & Retrofit) 💡

We’re #recruiting a community development professional who cares about tackling energy-related issues and working towards a more inclusive and sustainable future.

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South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 1d

💡 Save the school > £100,000 over 20 years
🌱 Reduce emissions by an approximate equivalent of 5,802kg in CO2.
💡 Any project surplus to support Selce’s fuel poverty alleviation programme, saving households £1.06 million in total in the past year — ave. of £442 each.

➡️ www.selce.org.uk/shares

saving more than 100k over 20 years for the school

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South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 1d

We've reached 54% of our target for Selce's 4th solar share offer! 🎉

Massive thanks to everyone who has invested so far 💙

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South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 7d

Please note that Selce is neither qualified nor authorised to offer investment advice. Those interested in participating should make their own assessment of the offer, should take note of any risk factors described in the documents, and may wish to take independent financial advice. Capital at risk.

South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 7d

Share offer update: we've already reached 25% of our target! 🎉

Our 4th solar share offer aims to fund solar at Invicta Primary in SE3, & is projected to save the school £100k over 20 years.

We encourage members to get their investments in soon, or risk missing out: www.selce.org.uk/shares

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South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 7d

@nea.org.uk said 58% of households told its survey they were likely to trim their energy use, a nine-percentage-point increase from the level in Jan - rising to 64% for those with asthma and 71% for those with a heart condition

Britons preparing to ration energy as Ofgem price cap rises, says charity

National Energy Action says 58% of households expect to cut heating use as typical annual dual-fuel bill increases to £1,755

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South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 7d

"We are building renewable energy projects alongside doing something that is quite charitable, supporting people who are in very vulnerable situations." selce.org.uk/built-from-t...

Built from the Underground Up - Selce on Solar & Storage Xtra Podcast - SELCE

We’re a co-op helping communities in South East London to bring solar energy to their homes, their schools, and their community centres. We also give out free advice on energy bills, to households in ...

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Community Energy England @commenergyengland.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 The 2025 UK Community Energy State of the Sector report is out!

💷 £24.5m reinvested locally
⚡ 575 GWh generated (212k homes)
👥 614 orgs, 213k volunteers

Communities are tackling fuel poverty & building resilience - but policy & grid barriers risk progress.

🔗 bit.ly/CE-SOTS

#CommunityEnergy

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South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 8d

Selce’s latest Energy Advice newsletter went out yesterday - with the latest grants, support & tips to keep energy bills low.

Read in full here:
buttondown.com/energy-advic...

Or sign up selce.org.uk/selce-newsle... and be the first to read future updates like this and more.

there are 3 ways to speak to an energy advisor:

1:1 phone advice
Our energy advice phoneline is open
Mon–Fri, 10am – 4:30pm - 020 4566 5764

Book an in-person 1:1 appointment
You can book an in-person appointment at our offices:
1st floor, The Forum at Greenwich, Trafalgar Road, London, SE10 9EQ
Mon, Thurs & Fri (10:00 am – 1:00 pm) and Tues & Weds (2:00 – 5:00 pm)

Drop-in to an energy cafe
Locations & Times on next page

Drop-in to one of our regular energy cafes for 1:1 in person advice. For the best advice, please bring a recent energy bill with you. You can find us:

1st floor, The Forum at Greenwich, Trafalgar Road, London, SE10 9EQ
Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 am to 1 pm
& Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2pm to 5pm
Drop-in & by appointment

Unity Church, Rye Cres, Orpington, BR5 4NH
Every third Wednesday of the month, 9:30-12:30pm

Blackfen Community Library & Rooted Coffee House, 7-9 Blackfen Rd, Sidcup DA15 9LU
Every last Wednesday of the month, 10am-12pm

Salvation Army Catford, 23-25 Brownhill Rd, London, SE6 2HE
Every Friday, 10 am to 12 pm [in English, Spanish/Español & Portuguese/Português]

Christchurch Anerley Foodbank, 197 Anerley Road, London, SE20 8ER
17th October, 21st November, 12th December, 16th January, 9.45am to 11.45am

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South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 9d

Any surplus goes to supporting Selce’s fuel poverty alleviation programme.

This is Selce’s 12th community financed solar site.

To date we own & operate over half a megawatt of community financed solar that has generated over 3m kWh of solar electricity to date.

Find out more & apply to join at selce.org.uk/shares

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South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 9d

Invest in community.

Invest in supporting local people.

Invest in a cleaner, fairer future.

Invest in solar at Invicta Primary School in Blackheath.

Projected to save the school more than £100,000 over 20 years.

www.selce.org.uk/shares

Selce powered solar array at Invicta Primary Blackheath

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South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 13d

What is a Community Energy Share Offer? – A Guide

"Cooperatives are democratic organisations. They all have a ‘one member, one vote’ setup, irrespective of their financial contribution."

selce.org.uk/what-is-a-co...

What is a Community Energy Share Offer? – A Guide - SELCE

We’re a co-op helping communities in South East London to bring solar energy to their homes, their schools, and their community centres. We also give out free advice on energy bills, to households in ...

selce.org.uk

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South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 15d

Six Low Cost Measures to Save on Energy at Home 🏠💡

As we move towards the colder months, we cover 6 low cost energy saving measures you can install in your home to reduce energy and save money - from draught excluders, to LED light bulbs, to water saving shower heads selce.org.uk/six-low-cost...

Six Low Cost Measures to Save on Money and Energy Use at Home - SELCE

We’re a co-op helping communities in South East London to bring solar energy to their homes, their schools, and their community centres. We also give out free advice on energy bills, to households in ...

selce.org.uk

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South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 16d

revisiting our Q&A with @ceiclub.bsky.social - where we ask who invests in community energy? among other things selce.org.uk/who-invests-...

Who Invests in Community Energy Share Offers and Why - SELCE

We’re a co-op helping communities in South East London to bring solar energy to their homes, their schools, and their community centres. We also give out free advice on energy bills, to households in ...

selce.org.uk

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South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 16d

Q. Would you highlight anything upcoming, in the wider economy or political landscape you think will impact community energy, and how?

A. The rise of Reform. Will Nigel Farage move the political dial against net zero as effectively as he moved it regarding the UK relationship with the EU?

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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 20d

Thanks all who attended our workshop on climate disinformation!

Getting involved locally and in-person is part of the fight back against the barrage of disinformation ...

And as @debbieweekesb.bsky.social says, standing up against those who would divide us.

South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks to everyone who led workshops, stalls, came along or took part in any way at Growing the Alternatives last weekend.

We couldn't have put it better than London’s Deputy Mayor for Communities & Social Justice @debbieweekesb.bsky.social
kicking off the event. ⬇️🎥

Together we are stronger 💙

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South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 20d

One World, One Chance by Cynthia Cockburn www.cynthiacockburn.org/notowar/poli... performed by Quaggy Choir & friends following their workshop at the event.

Thanks to @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk & @london.gov.uk who supported this event, as part of the Mayor’s Community Weekend 2025.

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South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks to everyone who led workshops, stalls, came along or took part in any way at Growing the Alternatives last weekend.

We couldn't have put it better than London’s Deputy Mayor for Communities & Social Justice @debbieweekesb.bsky.social
kicking off the event. ⬇️🎥

Together we are stronger 💙

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South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 20d

"What we urgently need to do is start at home...Solar panels on the leisure centre roof that heat the pool and cut the cost of admission. Planting trees at primary schools so it stays cooler in summer heatwaves. Community-owned renewable energy." buff.ly/yBdU6eg @climateoutreach.bsky.social

We mustn’t scrap net zero - but we need a radically different way to talk about it - Climate Outreach

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South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 21d

Selce’s 4th Solar Share Offer is Live 💡🏡

💡 To fund solar at Invicta Primary School in Blackheath.

💡 The school is projected to reduce their costs by more than £100,000 over 20 years.

💡Any surplus goes to supporting our fuel poverty alleviation programme.

➡️ www.selce.org.uk/shares

This will be Selce’s 12th community financed solar site: to date we own and operate over half a megawatt of community financed solar that has generated over 3 million kWh of solar electricity to date.

This 39KWp solar array is projected to generate 35K kWh of solar electricity. The school is projected to reduce their costs by more than £100,000 over 20 years.

Find out more & apply to join www.selce.org.uk/shares

South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 21d

‘We’ve done it before’ - History is full of cases – such as the banning of whaling and CFCs – that show humanity can come together to avert disaster buff.ly/Wdwie6l by @drkatemarvel.bsky.social

‘We’ve done it before’: how not to lose hope in the fight against ecological disaster

Some days it can feel as if climate catastrophe is inevitable. But history is full of cases – such as the banning of whaling and CFCs – that show humanity can come together to avert disaster

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South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks to @cmmonwealth.bsky.social for their latest report on 'Who Owns Britain' - eye opening data on the results of private (as opposed to community) ownership of energy:

💡 Up to 64% profit margins
💡 Corresponding to 24% of your energy bill taken in profit

www.common-wealth.org/interactive/...

Energy

Who Owns Britain? Data Dashboard

www.common-wealth.org

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Co-operative Party @coopparty.party.coop · 22d

🚨 BREAKING: Communities run through the just-announced Strategic Priorities for Great British Energy.

This Government is delivering on its commitment to roll out clean, green, community-owned energy. 🌱

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South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 27d

In our latest newsletter - the full, final line up for our Growing the Alternatives event this weekend at the Albany - workshops, stalls, not to mention Card City 🌆

+ a round-up of related content on climate disinformation + lesser known solar & heat pump facts.

buttondown.com/seloncommene...

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South East London Community Energy (Selce) @seloncommenergy.bsky.social · 28d

Will you grow a tree? Or design a city vehicle for a better future? 💡🌱

Quick preview of Kath Scott's Card City - part of the kids' activities we are organising for Growing the Alternatives.

Look forward to see you there!

Sat 13/9 @ the Albany - last few tix available - 🎟️ bit.ly/foca-selce

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