West Oxford Community Renewables
West Oxford’s pioneering force in community-owned renewable energy generation
What we do
Community-owned renewables for over a decade, powering West Oxford into a zero carbon future
Hydro-power
Osney Lock Hydro is the first community-owned hydro on the Thames
Solar power
Our solar PV arrays generate more than 100MWh of electricity a year
About us
West Oxford Community Renewables (WOCoRe) installs and manages community-owned renewable-energy schemes across our community. These generate clean, green electricity, and provide a sustainable income stream to support further local environmental activities, delivering a double carbon cut.
Latest news
Featured General News
General News:Solar and hydro generation up
In the last 12 months we have seen a strong performance from both the hydro and our solar PV arrays. For the year April 2024 to March 2025 hydro generation was 177,553kWh. This is a big improvement on the last 2 years, and close to our target level of 186,000kWh per year. March was a…