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COMMUNITY ENERGY IN CUMBRIA

COMMUNITY ENERGY IN CUMBRIA. Hazel Broatch Rural Cumbria Connects. Rural Cumbria Connects. Committed to support community energy Consortium – expertise wide ranging District Heating Systems Anaerobic Digestion Solar Biomass Hydro/Tidal Energy Saving

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COMMUNITY ENERGY IN CUMBRIA

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  1. COMMUNITY ENERGY IN CUMBRIA Hazel Broatch Rural Cumbria Connects

  2. Rural Cumbria Connects • Committed to support community energy • Consortium – expertise wide ranging • District Heating Systems • Anaerobic Digestion • Solar • Biomass • Hydro/Tidal • Energy Saving • Community engagement/consultation

  3. Community Energy • A First! – “Community Energy Strategy: People Powering Change” – DECC, 27 January 2014 • Talks of transformation • Talks of role for communities and individuals as well as large companies and major investors • Defines 4 Areas for community involvement

  4. 4 Main Areas of Energy Activity • Generating energy (electricity or heat) • Reducing energy use (saving energy through energy efficiency and behaviour change) • Managing energy (balancing supply and demand) • Purchasing energy (collective purchasing or switching to save money on energy)

  5. Benefits of Community Energy • Tackle challenges more effectively than government alone • Develop solutions to meet local need and involve local people • Put communities in control of the energy they use and help maintain energy security and tackle climate change • Help people save money and have wider social and economic benefits

  6. Some Figures • Independent modelling suggest that, by 2020, community electricity could generate between 0.5GW and 3GW from a mixture of solar PV, onshore wind and hydro • 51% of people said they would be motivated to get involved in community energy if they could save money on their energy bill. • At least 60MW of community-owned renewable energy capacity is currently in operation

  7. Community Energy in Action Generation £25k pa £28-45k pa £20-30k pa Sustainable Hockerton Tal-y-bont Energy Settle Hydro

  8. Community Energy in Action Reducing CAfS Green Build Fortnight Cumbria Green Open Homes Cold to Cosy Homes New £100,000 Energy Saving Competition

  9. Community Energy in Action Managing Kirkbride Energy – smart meters LEAF Project Most households to have smart meters by 2020

  10. Community Energy in ActionPurchasing Collective Switching in Yorkshire – 700 + households – 10% saving Purchasing Fuel in Cumbria 10% saving

  11. Community Energy in Cumbria • Two Cumbrians sit on DECC’s “Community Energy Advisory Group” • CEO of Energy4All on Board of Cumbria LEP • Baywind Energy Co-operative – first community owned wind farm • Sustain Eden (CAfS project funded by BIG Lottery) looking at transport, energy, weather extremes to create more resilient community

  12. Community Energy in Cumbria • LEAF Projects • Staveley researched effectiveness of chimney balloons • LLORC researched potential for Solport and Stapleton to be self-sufficient by 2020 • Kirkby Thore researched district heating and sources of heat • Brampton • identified range of renewable energy resources • highly effective energy fairs • surveys of usage • initial feasibility work for AD

  13. Rural Community Energy Fund • 2 active projects in Cumbria (amongst the first) • Kirkby Thore feasibility study into Anaerobic Digestion (heat and electricity) to create an income stream for community benefit • Bootleexploring Biomass to fuel a district heating system supporting re-located community owned swimming pool, Abbeyfield Home for Elderly, Primary School, proposed new nursery and new doctor’s surgery

  14. Future RCEF Projects • In discussions with Brampton and Beyond Energy (BABE) • Aware of a number of communities in West Cumbria and Eden who have aspirations to get involved in community energy generation • Scanning for emerging effective and affordable technologies: • test of full-scale SMEC hydro at Dalston • test of hydrolysis in operational AD at Orton • Recalibration of micro wind turbines UCLAN

  15. Challenges for Community Groups • A side show? • Capacity and resources • Dependency on volunteers • Tenacity – many hurdles • Risk • Wicked Issues – balancing • leadership and community priorities • Values/ethics and commercial partners

  16. Action and Talk Sustainable Communities • 3 GW could provide enough electricity for over 1 million homes by 2020 • At least 5000 community energy groups have been active since 2008 • At least 60MW of community owned RE generation capacity • By 2015 it should be the norm for communities to be offered the opportunity of some level of ownership by commercial developers • New Community Energy Unit in DECC • Wider social & Economic benefits – stronger communities; skills education & work experience; financial benefits for communities

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