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Making Localism Work: Onshore Wind

Making Localism Work: Onshore Wind. Charles Anglin Director of Communications RenewableUK. Slow motion energy crisis. 25% of electricity capacity to be decommissioned 15% of energy from renewables by 2020 Half new capacity from electricity ¾ electricity of that from wind.

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Making Localism Work: Onshore Wind

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  1. Making Localism Work:Onshore Wind Charles Anglin Director of Communications RenewableUK

  2. Slow motion energy crisis • 25% of electricity capacity to be decommissioned • 15% of energy from renewables by 2020 • Half new capacity from electricity • ¾ electricity of that from wind

  3. What’s needed onshore by 2020 • 35GW of wind required • 15GW onshore • 5,000 turbines

  4. Onshore today • 270 windfarms • 2,700 turbines • 7GW in planning • 33% LPA approval rates

  5. Localism Agenda • Old ‘top down’ approach dead • No return to regional targets • Winning active consent of communities • Encouragement, consultation and incentivisation

  6. Getting the Bill & beyond right • Duty to co-operate • Use of referenda • Neighbourhood Planning • NPPF • NPS

  7. Business: Playing our part • Improving consultation • Providing local community benefits • Demonstrating local economic impact • Business rate localisation

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