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TAPTON HILL COMMUNITY ENERGY · IMPACT REPORT 2025

What 412 panels did for the village last year.

A member-owned solar scheme on three village roofs. These are our 2025 figures, taken from the meters and checked by the board in March.
GENERATED IN 2025
1.88
GWh
Enough for about 640 homes for a year, from 412 panels on the school, the village hall and the barn at Tapton Hill.
+11%
on 2024
£41,300
paid to 318 members
Generation by month
Peak in June: 262 MWh
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Winter output is a quarter of summer's. The school uses most of it in term time, so August is when we sell the most back.
Where the power went
72%used on site
Used by the school and the hall at the moment it was made. The rest went to the grid at export rates.
Community fund
£18,400
granted in 2025
  • Warm homes grants£8,200
  • Hall insulation£5,600
  • Minibus running costs£3,100
  • Held in reserve£1,500
Carbon avoided
412
tonnes CO₂e
82% of our 2030 goal
500 t a year
Worked out from the grid average for each month, not a flat yearly figure.
Members vote on the fund at the AGM each November.
Read the full report (PDF, 2.1 MB)