Where our energy comes from

Wind turbines, solar panels, hydro stations, and sustainable biomass… we’ve got the lot.

We source sustainable electricity from renewable generators all around the country, supplying the national grid with only 100% pure, clean, green energy.

The map below only shows our larger generators, we have over 500 independent renewable electricity generators on our books. This is almost 15% of all microgenerators in the UK - too many to fit on the map, but we’re working on it! Click here to find out about our schemes.

Wind

Most of the electricity we buy comes from wind power. And we’ve got a lot of it in the UK. We have our own wind farm down in Delabole, Cornwall, the first commercial wind farm in the UK in fact, which we are currently applying to re-power. We also support some awe inspiring community wind turbines like Westmill, some businesses going green and a large number of land owners and farmers getting into wind power.

Hydro

We love water. It gives us about 13% of our clean green energy. We buy hydro electricity from all kinds of places like Glen Lyn Gorge and Sowton Mill in Devon, and we’re even purchasing from a prototype onshore wave generator. Supporting emerging technologies is important to Good Energy.

Solar PV

Whilst the UK is not always the sunniest place on earth modern solar panels are finely tuned to our grey skies and can still provide vast amounts of green energy. We buy solar power from a few large generators like
St Aldhelm’s Church, and the Peabody Trust. What we are really proud of however, is our payment scheme for home solar panels. This rewards people who generate renewable electricity at home by paying them for the output, even if they use it themselves.

Biogen

That’s right, we’re sourcing energy from cow poo. To find out how, click here.
With the increase in use of technology for generating electricity from biomass and biogas Good Energy is supporting generators doing this in a deep green way. To find out how we make sure our bio-energy electricity is only ever environmentally friendly, click here.