Looking up at the sky every afternoon makes me think about all that free energy flowing down from the sun daily. And I rather wish that we had solar panels, like Tim’s brother. Our house is pretty well situated for it, with a good south facing roof, but it’s that initial outlay that’s offputting. That and the fact that we’d quite like to extend the house, which might involve lifting the roof off!
Sun Edison are running a campaign at the moment which does rather interest me. They’re looking for people who can answer yes to any of the following questions:
Do you and your neighbours want free solar energy for 10 years?
Do you want to make immediate savings of approximately 45% on your energy bills?
Do you know of a local school or community project that would benefit from free solar panels?
I’m guessing most of us would be saying yes to free solar energy and savings of 45% on energy bills. The bit that is different with this campaign though is that Sun Edison aren’t looking for one off households. They want to create #BritainsBrightestStreet, with between 5 and 20 households getting together to get their solar energy as described.
There are some criteria that apply, obviously. The households have to be owners, rather than renters. The houses have to have a pitched roof that faces due South, South East or South West, and the street has to nominate one contact that submits the street entry. All the details are on the Sun Edison website, and I strongly recommend that if you’re interested you take a look and soon, as the submissions close on 6th of July, 2015, and that might *sound* as if it’s a long way off, but it’s really not if you’re going to coordinate a whole bunch of your neighbours to join in.
So what do you reckon? Could this be a great, environmentally friendly way to build community in your street *and* save money? Seems like a good way to me.
Disclosure:
I’m working with BritMums and SunEdison talking about the #BritainsBrightestStreet search campaign. I have been compensated for my time. All editorial and opinions are my own. Visit for more information about #BritainsBrightestStreet search.
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