Power Up North London (PUNL) – is a joint project between Transition Dartmouth Park, Transition Tufnell Park and Transition Kentish Town. The Transition Towns movement in the UK aims to make communities stronger, greener and more self-reliant.

Following in the steps of community groups in Brixton and Hackney, PUNL formed in 2014 with the aim of generating locally owned renewable energy and using the profits to benefit our community.

In November 2015 PUNL was awarded a grant from the Urban Community Energy Fund to cover feasibility costs for one or more solar projects in North London.

They began speaking to St. Anne’s Church in Highgate who were considering solar panels as part of a refurbishment project taking place at the Church. With the refurbishment the Church hopes to create more space for community activities including the Church’s successful community lunches and a youth project, meaning more daytime use when solar energy can be utilised.

As the Church is listed and in a conservation area, a large part of this feasibility work was putting together a planning application which was approved in July. This was largely down to the support of the 106 residents who sent comments in favour of the application.