About us

 OVESCO’s vision

Our vision is for a future in which 100% of our local energy needs are generated from renewable sources. We want to reduce energy demand to enable local decarbonisation and be a trusted source of advice. We do this for the benefit of the local community.

OVESCO’s mission

OVESCO places community benefit at its core. 

Our mission is to generate local community owned renewable energy and to enable our communities and businesses to do the same. We provide trusted advice to help local residents and businesses become more energy efficient.

We inform and educate the local community, especially young people, about the benefits of renewable energy and seek to involve local people in our work.

OVESCO Aims to:

• Demonstrate our commitment to a low carbon future by delivering renewable energy projects.
• Provide opportunities for the local community to invest in renewable energy.
• Sell green, community-controlled electricity.
• Inspire and help local people to generate their own renewable energy. (Here is our list of local installers) and or purchase low carbon energy
• Help people to reduce their energy usage.

How do we do this?

We develop community-owned renewable energy in the Lewes district and across East Sussex to reduce our local carbon footprint and lower our dependence on imported energy. We do this in partnership with schools, businesses and community groups.

Currently we have 14 sites with rooftop solar panels and a 5MW solar farm called Meadow Blue.

We raise money to fund these projects through community share offers so that local people can have a stake in what we do. We have around 410 investors from the Lewes district and its surroundings who have invested over £600,000 and receive interest payments annually.

We contribute surplus funds, and apply for grants, to promote and support energy efficiency in the area, as a community benefit and as a means to reduce dependency on fossil fuels. These include advice to households on insulation, a feasibility study for district heating, mentoring of those setting up similar community enterprises, fact-finding visits to existing installations.