18 Jun 2009
Good Energy chosen as River Cottage’s principal energy partner
Good Energy, the UK’s only dedicated 100% renewable electricity supplier, is delighted to announce it has joined forces with the team at River Cottage to help River Cottage HQ to run as sustainably as possible.
In the 10th June episode of the new River Cottage series on Channel 4, River Cottage HQ installed a wind turbine which will provide most of its electricity requirements. Good Energy will take any excess power produced and supply 100% renewable electricity when they need it. Under its award‐winning “HomeGen” scheme Good Energy will pay River Cottage for all the electricity it generates, even the units it uses itself ‐ as it does with its other 500‐plus home generators across the UK.
Juliet Davenport, Founder and CEO of Good Energy said: “We’re delighted that River Cottage chose Good Energy to help them in their quest for sustainable living. River Cottage has changed the way the nation thinks about food, and we hope they’ll do the same for the way we think about energy.”
Hugh Fearnley‐Whittingstall, Founder of River Cottage said: “At River Cottage our philosophy of sustainability extends to the energy we use. Since we want to have as low an impact as possible on the environment around us, we’ve chosen Good Energy to supply our electricity. 100% of the electricity they supply comes from renewable sources ‐ wind, water and sunlight. They are supplied by hundreds of independent generators around the UK so by getting our electricity from them we are helping them to support this pioneering community.”
“We also wanted to be part of this community of sustainable energy pioneers, so we installed our own turbine at River Cottage HQ too. We have been amazed by how much it generates and it’s great to see it flying around and know we are making our own clean green energy.”
A telemetric monitoring system sponsored by Good Energy enables you to see how much electricity is being generated at any one time at River Cottage by visiting http://www.rivercottage.net/sustainability
Working with environmental consultants Satellite Architects, River Cottage HQ has been designed and built on sustainable principles, ranging from the materials used in the buildings to a self‐sufficient rainwater harvesting and recycling system. When the project is complete, RCHQ will be a zero carbon, off‐grid site running on a variety of renewable energy solutions providing all heat and power requirements, supported by Good Energy.
More information about River Cottage’s sustainability measures can be found at: http://www.rivercottage.net/sustainability
Good Energy customers, by buying 100% renewable electricity, support over 500 independent generators across the UK including River Cottage. Good Energy MD Barney Rhys Jones said: “Good Energy customers are fantastic. They allow us to lead the way in supporting independent and micro generation through our ground‐breaking generation schemes.”
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