Rossendale Valley Energy
Welcome to Rossendale Valley Energy, a community-owned renewable energy group empowering local people to help make fuel more affordable and create warmer homes.
Our projects
We want to bring people together from all walks of life to deliver community-owned green energy, warmer homes and help make it affordable for everyone. Visit our Projects page to find out more.
Rossendale Valley Energy – Community Owned Solar
In April 2025 we launched an ambitious new solar project in Rossendale – RVE Solar. This is your chance to back community owned solar in Rossendale. You can learn more on our web page, or invest now if you’ve already decided.
Energy Advice and Fairer Warmth
We provide free, impartial energy advice in person, online, over the phone or at your home. We have regular pop-ups and attend lots of events, as well as Energy Champions who visit local community groups. If you’d like to get in touch then visit the Energy Advice and Fairer Warmth page.
Join us
If you’d like to join our team then contact us.
The launch of RVE Community Owned Solar at Interfloor Ltd. in Haslingden.
Rossendale Valley Energy – latest news
Rossendale Valley Energy has launched an ambitious new solar project
We launched our community solar share offer on Monday 28th April 2025. This is a great opportunity to back renewable energy, local businesses and get a return on your investment.
We are installing nearly 900 PV panels on the roof at Interfloor Ltd in Haslingden, and they will buy the electricity from us.
Interfloor Ltd. are Europe’s largest manufacturer of carpet underlays and have been part of the Lancashire business community for nearly a century.
We anticipate a return of 6% for investors who can invest as little as £100 and up to £35,000. We hope this will make the […]
Collaboration brings success for Net Zero Terrace Streets
Rossendale Valley Energy (RVE) and partners have won the prestigious Energy Innovation award 2024, from Utility Week for their collaborative and innovative approach to deliver low carbon domestic heating.
Energy Innovation award 2024
Kate Gilmartin (volunteer Director with Rossendale Valley Energy) welcomed the award saying, “This endorses our community-based approach to tackling decarbonisation of heat in a collaborative, whole systems approach.
“Being able to offer owner-occupiers and private landlords a scheme that eliminates the need for up-front costs has to be a route forward for people already living on tight budgets.
“We […]
Rossendale Energy Advice Partnership (REAP) event
We are joining forces with local organisations that are offering energy advice and support in Rossendale – so that’s us, Citizens Advice East Lancashire, Homewise, Cosy Homes in Lancashire, Newground Together – we are the Rossendale Energy Advice Partnership (REAP) 
We are holding a joint energy advice event on Friday 29th November, 1pm to 4pm at Kay Street Baptist Church, Rawtenstall BB4 7LS.
FREE soup and a roll, hot drinks and a raffle!
Apply for fuel vouchers (subject to eligibility)
Book a home visit from a local energy adviser
Top tips on how to keep your home warm […]
Autumn newsletter 2024 – Happy Halloween!
Here is our Autumn newsletter for 2024 – Happy Halloween!
- Retrofit ready for winter
- Golden retrofit rules
- News – lots of events
- Events calendar
See the PDF version of the newsletter here;
https://bit.ly/4hvbtn5
Message us if you need some printed versions. Our next newsletter is due in January 2025.
We are finalists in the Utility Week awards – 2024!
This year’s Utility Week Awards have been the most competitive ever, with the judges whittling down a record 325 entries to 116 finalists across 16 categories, and we’re in the ‘Innovation Award – Energy’ category. The final event will be on 3rd December 2024 so Watch this space!
Family Hub Parent Partners – Bacup Maden Centre
The Parent Partner’s group at the Rossendale Family Hubs network has a weekly get together at The Maden Centre in Bacup – a warm welcome with help, advice and support. There will be a monthly advice session on the first Thursday of the month and we’ll be there to provide free, impartial energy advice, along with any other useful agencies that can make it.
- Meet other parents and chat about all things parenting.
- Enjoy a warm welcome where you can have a FREE drink and a snack.
- Your time to enjoy playing together with your children.
- FREE Children’s activities.
- Access […]
Get Empowered drop-in event
Saturday 21st September 2024 at Rawtenstall Methodist; a free wellbeing event where you can get empowered about the various activities, services and groups in Rossendale from a variety of providers and organisations!
Be it improving your fitness, taking up counselling, or obtaining free and independent home energy advice – you’ll get all the information you’ll need to Get Empowered! All this and more at: Rawtenstall Methodist, 1pm-4pm Saturday 21st September!
Pop-in sessions to help get ready for winter in 2024
Advice and support to help you stay warm at home this winter in 2024 – come along to one of our pop-in sessions in Rossendale. Quick wins to help you stay warm and save energy; FREE energy saving lightbulbs, draught excluders, energy tips and hot drinks and cake! Drop-in, contact us for more info. You can click here to download the flyer which shows the dates and times.
- Haslingden – Tuesday 24th September, 12:30pm to 3:30pm at Haslingden Community Link BB4 5PG.
- Bacup – Thursday 3rd October, 3pm to 7:30pm at the ABD Community […]
Library pop-ups in Rossendale
Rossendale Valley Energy does pop-ups at each Rossendale library once a month.
- Bacup Library – first Monday of the month 1:30pm to 4pm.
- Whitworth Library – second Monday of the month, 1:30pm to 4pm.
- Rawtenstall Library – first Wednesday of the month, 10am to 12pm.
- Haslingden Library – first Friday of the month, 10:30am to 12:30pm.
We Are…
Investing in new green energy initiatives for the Rossendale Valley.
Offering advice and support on how you can reduce your energy bills.
Providing affordable fuel and improving our fuel security in a fair way.
