The weekend is an opportunity to focus on the future of energy in Exeter - offering ways of lowering our energy costs and promoting low-carbon alternatives. It is all about changing the way we produce, use and think about energy.

It will include an Energy Fair and Green Open Homes event across Exeter and beyond including Crediton where households will open their doors to the public. All events are free. We're also launching a community share offer for our first solar project PV1.

On Saturday Montgomery School, the first "truly" zero carbon school in Europe, will host the Energy Fair, with energy experts on hand to give advice and run workshops and suppliers exhibiting their products. Ben Bradshaw will be opening the event and the launch of the community share offer at 12.00 followed by a presentation of ECOE's project Solar PV 1.

On the Sunday there will be a tour of the impressive eco-build facilities at Bicton EaRTH near Otterton with another opportunity to see ECOE's presentation of their project Solar PV 1.

The Green Open Homes event will run over the weekend. People who have made their homes green - anything from producing their own energy to finding simple ways to use less of it - are inviting others to come and see first-hand how to make energy improvements and reduce their energy bills. We've already signed up homes to take part and are looking to add more homeowners including private and social landlords so many different types of homes can be visited - cottages, Victorian town houses, prewar, 1970's, passivhaus and other modern green homes.

With this range of ideas on show, from big inspirational buildings to practical domestic solutions, ECOE want to make a big impact, putting community energy at the heart of Exeter's future.

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