JOBS & VOLUNTEERING

Why you might want to volunteer for TRESOC

Totnes Renewable Energy Society (TRESOC) is a community-run co-operative, founded in 2007 by local residents with a simple aim: to empower the community to develop and control its own renewable energy supplies, and to ensure that the value generated stays in the local economy. 

In 2015, TRESOC was awarded RegenSW’s South West Green Energy Award for Best Community Initiative for the Shine Project. Working with South Devon Rural Housing Association, we installed solar PV on 42 properties, delivering cheaper fuel bills and greater energy independence for residents. Since then, we have been involved in a wide variety of solar PV projects, and are a delivery partner and shareholder in Totnes Weir Hydro.

Our most ambitious project to date is Energy Local Totnes – the first Energy Local club to partner with 100Green, breaking new ground with an innovative approach that allows multiple local generators and small businesses to participate. By October 2024, local hydro power from Totnes Weir was supplying the club, and members are already saving up to 30% on their electricity bills. The club has attracted national attention, being featured on BBC One’s The One Show in June 2025, and has been shortlisted in the Community Energy Initiative category at Regen’s Green Energy Awards 2026.

TRESOC also runs the Renewable Energy Experiential Learning (REEL) programme, a free education programme for local primary schools, taking pupils on field trips to local renewable energy sites and leading student-driven critical thinking about our global energy needs.

To volunteer Please email your interest to admin@tresoc.co.uk