Welcome to the the North Pembrokeshire Energy Group web site.

The group is a fully constituted non-profit making organisation formed from a collection of local volunteers who work to encourage the use of renewable and sustainable enegy by the local community.

It hosts an Eco-Festival at Rhydhowell Farm, Boncath each year and is investigating other ways in which it can help the local community.

The group has a Chairman, vice-chairman, treasurer and sceretary and a core of members who help to run the Eco-Festival and other local events. General meetings are held at roughly monthly intervals, and working groups meet more frequently as required.

The aims are to promote the use of renewable and sustainable energy resources and encourage the development energy efficiency within the home and business, to the benefit of the inhabitants of North Pembrokeshire and the surrounding areas:

1. hold an Eco-Festival in the area on a regular basis;

2. promote environmentally friendly initiatives within the area in line with the Environmental Policy of the Group;

3. provide a forum for individuals or groups of individuals, businesses or organisations to work together on environmentally friendly projects in the area.

The group was formed out of a PLANED-lead initiative called Plugging the Leaks which aimed to increase the circulation of wealth within Pembrokeshire by making people think about how they spent their money and where.

This lead to the formation of the North Pembrokeshire Energy Group. To find out the feeling of the local community towards renewable and sustainable energy the first Eco-Festival was put on in September 2003, and has been held yearly since then, excepting 2006.

The Group actively encourages local people of all ages to become members.

Membership of the Group is open to:
- Any person over the age of 18 (Adult Member) living or working in the area;
- Any person under the age of 18 (Junior) living or working in the area;
- Businesses or Statuatory organisations (Corporate Member) operating in
  the area.