Supporting environmental projects in Charlbury and the surrounding area

Sustainable Charlbury provide grants for projects that reduce carbon emissions and
help restore nature. These are funded from revenues generated by the Southill
Community Energy solar farm, bringing real benefits to Charlbury and the 
local community in West Oxfordshire.

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Community grants

We support local projects that reduce carbon emissions, improve the energy efficiency of community buildings, restore nature or increase biodiversity. We also fund projects in areas such as sustainable food production/farming, low carbon transport and sustainability education/awareness.  

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Our partnership with Southill Community Energy

Southill Community Energy (SCE) runs a 4.5 MW (megawatt) solar farm that generates enough zero carbon electricity to cater for 90 percent of the energy needs of Charlbury, Finstock and Fawler.  The Southill Solar site is also a nature restoration project. We work in partnership with SCE to make sure surplus revenues from the solar farm’s operations are put to good use in tackling the climate crisis in other ways – for example, through funding improved energy efficiency, restoring hedgerows or making farming more sustainable. 

The solar farm would not have been built without substantial investment from people living locally. Now SCE is putting funds back into our community through the link with Sustainable Charlbury.

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