Sheffield's Green Streets Club: Neighbourhood solar initiative cuts costs and spreads across the city
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
A community-led initiative in Sheffield called Green Streets Club started when neighbours gathered to discuss solar power for their homes. Two years later, the group has achieved energy savings and the model is expanding to other parts of the city. The article highlights how grassroots, local action can challenge the global energy system, which the author argues is designed to increase costs and reduce resilience rather than the opposite.
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Barry, whose background is in IT, social innovation and crowdfunding, took this as an invitation to step into the more hope
Carterknowle Road neighbours meet in 2023 to talk about solar power, with Barry James on the left.
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