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West Oxford Community Renewables

West Oxford’s pioneering force in community-owned renewable energy generation

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Community-owned renewables for over a decade, powering West Oxford into a zero carbon future

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Osney Lock Hydro is the first community-owned hydro on the Thames. Learn more about our 14-year journey from concept to generation

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About us

West Oxford Community Renewables (WOCoRe) installs and manages community-owned renewable energy schemes across our community. Together they generate clean green electricity, and provide a sustainable income stream to support further local environmental activities – delivering a double carbon cut.

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General News:Welcome to the grid edge

In this video Mairi Brookes, Smart Energy Systems Director at Low Carbon Hub takes you on a tour of our local area – Osney Island, Oxford to show you how the energy system works – and explains some of the changes that are taking place at the grid edge.
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