Inspiring Stories from across the UK Emma Bridge Community Energy England
Community Energy England Founded by the sector in 2014 to: Create a voice for community energy Support sector development Build cross-sector partnerships >200 members 80% community energy enterprises Leading developers, energy suppliers, service providers, local authorities…
What is Community Energy? People owning, controlling and benefitting from their energy Community-led renewable energy, demand reduction, energy efficiency and supply Can be wholly owned and/or controlled by communities or through partnerships with private or public sector bodies Inclusive, democratic, sustainable, shares the benefits
The (people) power revolution
Where we are now 2015-16 saw a huge growth in community energy Over 150 MW installed community energy Over £100m of community investment Greater breadth of scale Better linkages between generation and usage Innovation e.g. demand management, storage, partnerships, energy efficiency
An uncertain future?
Plymouth Energy Community 4.1MW solar array - ~£1m community investment, est. £2.9m income to tackle fuel poverty and climate change, £600k income for Four Greens Community Trust Share offer 2 - £850k, £0.5m council loan, 11 buildings Share offer 1 - £0.5m community investment matched by a council loan, 0.8MW solar on 21 buildings LED installations Fuel poverty help & advice services
Energy Local Cyd Ynni pilot in Bethesda, Wales Community Energy Award winning project in 2016 Different rates of electricity price dependant on output of local hydro plant Energy consumption is matched to output of energy Trial still running and many lessons are being learnt
Repowering London Reduce CO2 emissions by generating decentralised low-carbon energy Tackle fuel poverty and educate residents about energy efficiency Promote local leadership through co-operative community engagement Provide opportunities for local and responsible financial investment Create training and employment opportunities for local people.
How you can get involved Join CEE! Community Energy Fortnight CE conference 24 June Hydro conference 29 June Week of Action 2-9 July Organise an event Community Energy Hub 10:10 Blown Away petition
https://1010uk.org/blownaway/ For more information www.communityenergyengland.org http://www.ukcec.org/events/community-fortnight-2017 http://hub.communityenergyengland.org https://1010uk.org/blownaway/ @comm1nrg @emmabridge_1
“Community energy is one of the greatest things to happen to the green movement”