Hackney Light and Power

Hackney Light and Power is our energy services arm, installing clean energy services across Hackney.

Our ambition is to:

• cover Council-owned roof spaces with solar panels
• support businesses and residents to invest in renewable technologies
• roll out electric vehicle charging points infrastructure
• invest in renewable heat generation
• establish a local government-owned energy company

Hackney Light and Power will also implement initiatives that help tackle fuel poverty and support vulnerable residents. This includes a borough-wide thermal-efficiency scheme – the Green Homes Programme, Hackney’s Community Energy Fund, and developing a pilot project to generate local renewable electricity that can be sold to residents at a discounted rate.

We want to make Hackney the most environmentally friendly borough in London.

Hackney Light and Power will support the council to meet the declared target of becoming a zero-net carbon borough by 2040.

To maximise carbon emission reduction, Hackney Light and Power will:

• invest in our local community energy sector through the Hackney Community Energy Fund with a new round each year
• continue to deliver the Green Homes Programme – the first borough-wide thermal efficiency housing program in London
• develop and expand our district heating network infrastructure
• support the roll out of electric vehicle charging points with a discounted rate for Hackney residents
• develop and implement energy conservation measures in our corporate buildings as part of the decarbonisation of energy use in these buildings
• supply the grid with green energy
• reduce fuel poverty
• improve residents’ health and well being
• promote an inclusive economy and contribute to the nationwide green agenda
• help make Hackney a sustainable, green borough