sharenergy projects are financed by the public thorough project co-operatives.

Members of a co-operative each invest in the project, typically between £250 and £20,000. The co-operative is controlled by its members: each memeber gets one vote, and a board is elected from within the members to run the project.

The profits made by the co-operative enable a return to be paid on the members investment. The level of the return depends on the exact details of the project but it is typically comparable to building society returns. By investing in renewable energy and your community, there is a ‘triple bottom line’: environmental, social and financial.