How did one book inspire a solar movement?
In this episode of the Solar&StorageXtra podcast, guest host Ken Davies sits down with Giovanna Speciale, Founder and CEO of South East London Community Energy (SELCE).
Giovanna explains how reading a heartbreaking book on a train in 2009 became the community-powered movement of today that’s transforming Southeast London’s energy future.
As a community benefit society, SELCE now has half a megawatt of solar across 11 sites, including schools, community centres, leisure centres, and even a hotel – all benefiting the communities that use them.
“We came together as a group of people with the right skills who could work together.None of us knew each other beforehand, but we worked together to develop a vision. That vision is of a sustainable energy future for South East London that leaves no one behind in the transition.”
– Giovanna Speciale
Hear how SELCE is blending renewable energy, community investment, and social equity to reshape the local grid – one rooftop at a time.
