40 houses will be insulated and given solar panels if the couple hit their target.
Dan Edelstyn and Hilary Powell are filmmakers who live in the borough of Walthamstow and are hugely worried about the twin crises of energy and climate.
Like so many people across the world, their electricity bills have soared this year and they are concerned about the impact of fossil fuels on the planet.“So, our idea was, let’s try and turn our street into a renewable power station by putting solar panels on the top of every house that wants them,” Dan toldRooftop solar panels are seen on a house in England, UK in August 2015.
Furthermore, as filmmakers, the couple thought the idea would make a compelling tale about the power of community faced with two totemic crises. “We decided we’d make a film about it where we’re trying to suggest to the Government that this is what they should be doing everywhere right now - if they had the interests of the people at heart,” Dan continued.“The sunshine itself would be the major guarantor of the payment, if you like, because after about five years all the costs of doing that would be paid off.
“That’s a major saving for people on their energy bills and if they also get insulated it will save them even more on their energy and we’re trying to do the insulation as well,” Dan said.but they have since stretched it to £150,000 because of the additional interest and extra cost of insulation.“We’ve created a free membership site where people can come and log in and find out how to do it for themselves on their own streets.
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