This news item was published on 28/07/2017 and may be out of date.
In 2010 Cotteridge Quaker meeting house installed a 11.2kWp solar photo voltaic array and was one first community buildings in the country to general solar electricity. Insulating the meeting house and replacing storage heaters with heat pumps has reduced electricity consumption by about 90%. Cotteridge meeting has achieved Silver Eco Church status and several members are active in the Low Carbon Forum.